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粗製濫造
简 粗制滥造 · 繁 粗製濫造Mandarin · pinyin cū zhì làn zào
Meanings
- to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
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1–4–4–4 · cu1 zhi4 lan4 zao4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cou1 zai3 laam5 zou6
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- (idiomatic) to manufacture in a rough and slipshod way; to churn out shoddy products or pieces of work; to produce products in large quantity without regard for quality
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