jerry-built project; shoddy construction
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
jerry-built project; shoddy and unsafe construction work
derogatory这是一个固定表达，带有强烈的贬义，批评工程监管失职、用料低劣、存在安全隐患。比喻义源自‘豆腐渣’，意为像豆腐渣一样松散易碎。
Nà那
zuò座
dà大
qiáo桥
jiàn建
chéng成
bú不
dào到
liǎng两
nián年
jiù就
kuǎ垮
tā塌
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
dòu豆
fu腐
zhā渣
gōng工
chéng程
。
The bridge collapsed in less than two years after it was built; it was truly a jerry-built project.
Jiān监
guǎn管
bù部
mén门
bì必
xū须
yán严
chá查
zhè这
xiē些
dòu豆
fu腐
zhā渣
gōng工
chéng程
bèi背
hòu后
de的
fǔ腐
bài败
wèn问
tí题
。
The regulatory authorities must strictly investigate the corruption behind these shoddy construction projects.
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Xīn新
xiū修
de的
dào道
lù路
dào到
chù处
shì是
liè裂
fèng缝
，
yī一
kàn看
jiù就
shì是
dòu豆
fu腐
zhā渣
gōng工
chéng程
。
The newly built road is full of cracks; it's clearly a shoddy construction.