cou1 zai3 laam6 zou6粗製濫造粗制滥造
Jyutpingcou1 zai3 laam6 zou6
Yalechōu jai laahm jouh
Definition
To be coarsely produced or poorly made in large quantities, prioritizing volume over quality.
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How it's used
Focuses on the lack of care and the disregard for quality in favor of speed or volume. It is often used to criticize mass-produced goods, cheap knock-offs, or work assignments completed without any effort. While it sounds formal, it is frequently used in casual conversation to express strong dissatisfaction with the standard of something.
Examples
The products from this factory are poorly made; they break after two days of use.
Your report is so sloppily put together, how can you hand it to the boss?
Related words
Common phrases
products are poorly made
construction work is shoddy
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe something that is simply broken or old. It specifically implies that the item was flawed from the moment it was created due to a lack of craftsmanship or effort.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
