豆腐渣工程
dòu fu zhā gōng chéng
Pinyin

Definition

豆腐渣工程
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dòu fu zhā gōng chéng
  1. jerry-built building project
  2. lit. built on soybean dregs

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

员工
yuán gōng
  1. 1 staff
  2. 2 personnel
  3. 3 employee
土豆
tǔ dòu
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 (Tw) peanut
  4. 4 CL:顆|颗[kē]
工作
gōng zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 (of a machine) to operate
  3. 3 job
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 task
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
工具
gōng jù
  1. 1 tool
  2. 2 instrument
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 means (to achieve a goal etc)
工资
gōng zī
  1. 1 wages
  2. 2 pay
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],月[yuè]
程度
chéng dù
  1. 1 degree (level or extent)
  2. 2 level
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
豆腐
dòu fu
  1. 1 tofu
  2. 2 bean curd
过程
guò chéng
  1. 1 course of events
  2. 2 process
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
人工
rén gōng
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 manpower
  3. 3 manual work
人渣
rén zhā
  1. 1 dregs of society
  2. 2 scum
做工
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to work with one's hands
  2. 2 manual work
  3. 3 workmanship
全程
quán chéng
  1. 1 the whole distance
  2. 2 from beginning to end
分工
fēn gōng
  1. 1 to divide up the work
  2. 2 division of labor
前程
qián chéng
  1. 1 future (career etc) prospects
加工
jiā gōng
  1. 1 to process
  2. 2 processing
  3. 3 working (of machinery)
务工
wù gōng
  1. 1 to work as a laborer
化工
huà gōng
  1. 1 chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[huà xué gōng yè]
  2. 2 chemical engineering, abbr. of 化學工程|化学工程[huà xué gōng chéng]
反腐
fǎn fǔ
  1. 1 anti-corruption
吃豆腐
chī dòu fu
  1. 1 to eat tofu
  2. 2 to flirt
  3. 3 to tease
咖啡豆
kā fēi dòu
  1. 1 coffee beans

Idioms (20)

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
各奔前程
gè bèn qián chéng
  1. 1 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay
煮豆燃萁
zhǔ dòu rán qí
  1. 1 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
  1. 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship
程门立雪
Chéng mén lì xuě
  1. 1 lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. deep reverence for one's master
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
  2. 2 A masterpiece demands suffering.
豆寇年华
dòu kòu nián huá
  1. 1 used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
  2. 2 a budding beauty
豆蔻年华
dòu kòu nián huá
  1. 1 a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
  2. 2 a budding beauty
马工枚速
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
  1. 1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
  2. 2 to each his good points
鬼斧神工
guǐ fǔ shén gōng
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship
鹏程万里
péng chéng wàn lǐ
  1. 1 the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
  2. 2 one's future prospects are brilliant

Sample Sentences

豆腐渣工程！这样会倒的！
dòufuzhā gōngchéng ！zhèyàng huì dǎo de ！
Shoddy construction! This will fall over!
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