zài / lǎo / yí / bèi / rén / kàn / lái / chī / huáng / liáng / yì / wèi / zhe / yǒu / yí / fèn / wěn / dìng / de / gōng / zuò

在老一辈人看来，吃皇粮意味着有一份稳定的工作。

To the older generation, serving as a government employee meant having a stable job.