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Word · VerbTraditional喫空

overstaffing fraud; embezzlement of ghost payroll

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to overstaff fraudulently; to embezzle wages through ghost employees

formal

指在机构或部队编制中,管理人员故意上报多于实际存在的人员名单,以冒领这些虚报名额的工资、津贴等公款。这是一种典型的欺诈和腐败行为。

Nà那
ge个
bù部
mén门
de的
jīng经
lǐ理
yīn因
chī吃
kòng空
bèi被
chá查
chǔ处
 。

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

Jūn军
duì队
yán严
jìn禁
chī吃
kòng空
xiǎng饷
de的
xíng行
wéi为
 。

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

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Shěn审
jì计
fā发
xiàn现
gāi该
gōng公
sī司
cún存
zài在
chī吃
kòng空
é额
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
 。

The audit found that the company had been overstaffing fraudulently.