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偷工减料 (偷工減料)

tōu gōng jiǎn liào

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

偷
=
亻
+
俞
工
=
一
+
丄
减
=
冫
+
咸
料
=
米
+
斗

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