偷工减料
Traditional form:
偷工減料
Pinyin (reading):
tōugōngjiǎnliào
Definitions:
- to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- jerry-building
- sloppy work
Characters:
- 偷 - to steal; burglar, thief
- 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker
- 减 - to decrease, to subtract, to diminish
- 料 - ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess
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