食卯名

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (食卯名)		食	卯	名
simp. #(食卯名)		食	卯	名

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍h-báu-miâ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h-báu-miâ
    • Tâi-lô: tsia̍h-báu-miâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciaqbawmiaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴/

Verb

食卯名

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) 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

Synonyms

• 吃空缺 (chīkòngquē)
• 吃空額／吃空额 (chīkòng'é)