吃皇粮 chī huáng liáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to eat from government coffers
  2. to serve as a government employee
  3. to live off government money

CHARACTERS

吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
皇 huáng
HSK 6
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
粮 liáng
HSK 5
food, grain, provisions