吃空饷 chīkòngxiǎng to embezzle via ghost employees Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 吃 chī nounverb to live on to rely on a certain source for one's livelihood空 kōng adjective impractical impractical; theoretical; unreal; fictitious饷 餉 xiǎng soldier's pay (bound form) pay or salary for soldiers, police, or government workers; formerly referred to military provisions