吃空額
Chinese
editeat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
vacant position; vacancy | ||
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trad. (吃空額) | 吃 | 空額 | |
simp. (吃空额) | 吃 | 空额 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chih kòng-é
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1 kʻung4-o2
- Yale: chr̄ kùng-é
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy konqer
- Palladius: чи кунъэ (či kunʺe)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hek3 hung1 ngaak6-2
- Yale: hek hūng ngáak
- Cantonese Pinyin: hek8 hung1 ngaak9-2
- Guangdong Romanization: hég3 hung1 ngag6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːk̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːk̚²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit吃空額
- to line one's pockets with the salaries alloted to soldiers existing only in name on the payroll (of army officers); to embezzle by misrepresenting the payroll