偷工減料
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to steal; to pilfer | work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour |
to lower; to decrease; to reduce to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish |
material; stuff; grain material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess | ||
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trad. (偷工減料) | 偷 | 工 | 減 | 料 | |
simp. (偷工减料) | 偷 | 工 | 减 | 料 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tougongjiǎnliào
- Wade–Giles: tʻou1-kung1-chien3-liao4
- Yale: tōu-gūng-jyǎn-lyàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tougongjeanliaw
- Palladius: тоугунцзяньляо (tougunczjanʹljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu6-2
- Yale: tāu gūng gáam líu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: teo1 gung1 gam2 liu6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːm³⁵ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]偷工減料