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慳水又慳力 (haan1 seoi2 jau6 haan1 lik6) — describes something which is poorly produced and of low quality [colloquial] in Cantonese

haanˉ¹慳seoiˊ²水jauˍ₆又haanˉ¹慳likˍ₆力
简 悭水又悭力
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1 shui3 you4 qian1 li4

Meaning of 慳水又慳力

noundescribes something which is poorly produced and of low quality [colloquial]

Characters in 慳水又慳力

慳haan1
save; economize | [華] 節省
水seoi2
extra charge/income
又jau6
and (used in a mixed fraction such as one and three fourths)
力lik6
KangXi radical 19

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