皇粮 (皇糧) huángliáng

huángliáng noun imperial funding for troops; funds or items supplied by the government
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '皇糧')

Contained in

  • 吃皇粮(吃皇糧) to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money

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  • 皇粮庄 (皇糧莊) 就把我二姨兒許給皇糧庄頭張家 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 64 — count: 2