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吃糧不管事

简吃粮不管事 · 繁吃糧不管事

Mandarin · pinyin chī liáng bù guǎn shì

to eat without working (idiom)
to take one's pay and not care about the rest

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
粮: liáng · food, grain, provisions

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1–2–4–3–4 · chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4

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