use inferior materials and turn out substandard goods(tōu gōng jiǎn liào)

use inferior materials and turn out substandard goods

Shoddy, Chinese idiom, pronunciation is t ō UG ō ngji ǎ NLI à o, originally refers to the businessman in order to make huge profits and secretly reduce the quality of products, reduce the quantity. Now also refers to work to save trouble, careless perfunctory. It comes from the biography of heroes and heroines by Wen Kang of Qing Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Perfunctory and meticulous

The origin of Idioms

The second chapter of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "the projects in the lower reaches of the river are all shoddy and unreliable."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning and refers to sloppy and perfunctory. Examples 1. Lu Xun's collection of collected materials: proofreading and printing books in Sanxian bookstore: "it's better to open the book and close the door than to ~, so for readers, although there is no bonus, there is no cheating." 2. We should be conscientious and responsible in our work. We must never cut corners and be careless.

Chinese PinYin : tōu gōng jiǎn liào