粵

豆dau6腐fu6渣zaa1

dau6 fu6 zaa1dòu fu zhā

English

  1. okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
  2. incomplete and fragile construction work where shortcuts have been taken; literally: tofu dregs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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