The idiom '偷工减料' (tōu gōng jiǎn liào) originally referred to merchants secretly reducing product quality and cutting corners for profit, but it is now used to describe doing things carelessly or perfunctorily.
这个成语“偷工减料”原指商人为了牟取暴利而暗中降低产品质量，削减工料，现在也用来比喻做事不认真、图省事。
| 成语 | 偷工减料 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 原指商人为了牟取暴利而暗中降低产品质量，削减工料。现也指做事图省事，马虎敷衍。 |
| 拼音 | tōu gōng jiǎn liào |
| 拼音码 | tgjl |
| 近义词 | 敷衍了事 |
| 反义词 | 一丝不苟、精雕细刻 |
| 用法 | 联合式；作谓语、定语、状语；含贬义 |
| 英语 | jerry-build |
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