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偷工減料 (tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2) — jerry-build; to do shoddy work and use inferior material in Cantonese

tauˉ¹偷gungˉ¹工gaamˊ²減liuˊ²料
简 偷工减料
Mandarin Pinyin: tou1 gong1 jian3 liao4

Meaning of 偷工減料

nounjerry-build; to do shoddy work and use inferior material

Example Sentences with 偷工減料

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋tauˉ¹偷gungˉ¹工gaamˊ²減liu2.料。
They cut corners and reduce quality.
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Characters in 偷工減料

偷tau1
while away without purpose
工gung1
fine; delicate
減gaam2
reduce; decrease; cut
料liu6
anticipate; expect; suppose

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