皇粮

jiāo huáng liáng

交皇粮

pay grain tax

tā xiǎng zì jǐ chuàng yè ér bù xiǎng chī huáng liáng

他想自己创业，而不想吃皇粮。

He wants to start his own business instead of being a government employee.

yī gè chī huáng liáng de rén nán dào bù míng bai zhè xiē ma

一个吃皇粮的人难道不明白这些吗？

Doesn't a man who accepts the government's pay understand this?

chī huáng liáng

吃皇粮

be paid by the government

kuài jì shī zài xī fāng guó jiā bèi chēng wéi bù chī huáng liáng de jīng jì jǐng chá

会计师在西方国家被称为不吃皇粮的经济警察。

In western countries, certified accountants are called "police in economy".