chī liáng bù guǎn shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to eat without working (idiom) / to take one's pay and not care about the rest
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Original source entry:

吃糧不管事 吃粮不管事 [chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4] /to eat without working (idiom)/to take one's pay and not care about the rest/

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