chīkòng

common
verb
technical

Meaning of 吃空额

吃空额 means to overstaff fraudulently; to embezzle wages through ghost employees. Pronounced chī kòng.

  • to overstaff fraudulently; to embezzle wages through ghost employees

Definitions & Examples

ge
mén
de
jīng
yīn
chī
kòng
bèi
chá
chǔ
 

The manager of that department was investigated and punished for overstaffing fraud.

Jūn
duì
yán
jìn
chī
kòng
xiǎng
de
xíng
wéi
 

The military strictly prohibits the practice of drawing pay for ghost soldiers.

Shěn
xiàn
gāi
gōng
cún
zài
chī
kòng
é
de
qíng
kuàng
 

The audit found that the company had been overstaffing fraudulently.