How to pronounce 偷工減料 in Cantonese (1 out of 6):

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偷工減料 只有醋味 沒有蒜泥味
The thieves were paid a fee, but they only smelled like clay.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

偷工減料 tou1 gung1 gaan2 liu6
skimp on materials
只有 zi2 jau5
only
醋味 co3 mei6
vinegary taste
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
蒜 syun3
garlic
泥 nai6
to cover with plaster
bigoted
rigid
obstinate
stubborn
味 mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over

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