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偷工减料		Traditional Chinese
偷工減料
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
tōu gōng jiǎn liào		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu6*2
Short definition sloppy work
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)MDBG icon / to reduce workmanship and materialAdso icon / sloppy workMDBG icon / jerry-buildingMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to reduce workmanship and material
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work
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