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Jyutping
sik6 maau5 ming4
Pinyin
shí mǎo míng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Hokkien, Xiamen
to line one's pockets with the salaries alloted to soldiers existing only in name on the payroll (of army officers); to embezzle by misrepresenting the payroll
(syn.) 吃空額, 吃空额