to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work
trad. 偷工減料
Also written 偷工減料【tōu gōng jiǎn liào】
Characters in this word
4偷
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to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, thief, stealthily
- Pinyin
- tōu
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 922 of 2500
工
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work, worker, skill, profession, trade, craft, labor
- Pinyin
- gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 7447 of 2500
减
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to lower, to decrease, to reduce, to subtract, to diminish
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
- Traditional
- 減
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 15148 of 2500
料
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material, stuff, grain, feed, to expect, to anticipate, to guess
- Pinyin
- liào
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 8507 of 2500