吃皇糧
Chinese
editeat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
state funds and provisions; grain tax to the government | ||
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trad. (吃皇糧) | 吃 | 皇糧 | |
simp. (吃皇粮) | 吃 | 皇粮 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chih huángliáng
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1 huang2-liang2
- Yale: chr̄ hwáng-lyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy hwangliang
- Palladius: чи хуанлян (či xuanljan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hek3 wong4 loeng4
- Yale: hek wòhng lèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hek8 wong4 loeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: hég3 wong4 lêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːk̚³ wɔːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit吃皇糧
- (figurative, idiomatic) to live off a government salary