豆腐渣
dau6 fu6 zaa1dòu fu zhā
English
- okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
- incomplete and fragile construction work where shortcuts have been taken; literally: tofu dregs
粵語 — Cantonese
- 偷工減料嘅建築
Examples
豆腐渣工程
jerry-built construction
條橋起好幾日就冧,擺明係豆腐渣啦!
The bridge collapsed a few days after the completion. It is clearly jerry-built!
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk