偷工減料 [－－减－]

Jyutping tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu6
Pinyin tōu gōng jiǎn liào

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

偷工減料 [－－减－]

Jyutping tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2
Pinyin tōu gōng jiǎn liào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. jerry-building
  3. sloppy work
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​做​建​築​工程​嘅​時​候​用​啲​平​嘅​劣​質​物料​，​或者​用少過​應該​用​嘅​料​，​做​嘢​唔​認真​、​偷懶
    to cut corners, to cheat in work and cut down on materials, especially in engineering and construction
    • 呢間學校起嗰陣偷工減料，所以一有啲咩突發事就好危險。
      呢间学校起𠮶阵偷工减料，所以一有啲咩突发事就好危险。
      nei1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 hei2 go2 zan6 tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2, so2 ji5 jat1 jau5 di1 me1 dak6 faat3 si6 zau6 hou2 ngai4 him2.
      This school was built with subpar quality. It'll be dangerous if any emergency situation emerges.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do shoddy work and use inferior materials
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他是个绝对不会偷工减料的人。
    他是個絕對不會偷工減料的人。
    tā shì gè jué duì bù huì tōu gōng jiǎn liào de rén 。
    • He is a person who never cuts corners.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间学校起𠮶阵偷工减料，所以一有啲咩突发事就好危险。
    呢間學校起嗰陣偷工減料，所以一有啲咩突發事就好危險。
    nei1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 hei2 go2 zan6 tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2, so2 ji5 jat1 jau5 di1 me1 dak6 faat3 si6 zau6 hou2 ngai4 him2.
    • This school was built with subpar quality. It'll be dangerous if any emergency situation emerges.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    偷工减料
    偷工減料
    tōu gōng jiǎn liào
    • to do shoddy work and use inferior materials