Chinese–English

偷工减料

tōu gōng jiǎn liào · tou gong jian liao

Traditional 偷工減料

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. jerry-building
  3. sloppy work
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