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偷工減料
tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu6*2 |
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jerry-build; to do shoddy work and use inferior material Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:偷 tau1 - steal, burgle; sneak工 gung1 - labour; work 減 gaam2 - subtract, deduct; reduce, decrease 料 liu6 liu2 - anticipate; deal with; material; fodder |
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