[dòu fu zhā gōng chéng, ㄉㄡˋ ㄈㄨ˙ ㄓㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ, 豆腐渣工程] jerry-built building project; lit. built on soya bean dregs [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jerry-built \Jer"ry-built`\, a.
1. Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built
houses.
Syn: slipshod, ramshackle, flimsy.
[1913 Webster]
2. Developed in an unsystematic or inexpert manner; built
haphazardly; -- used of objects, organizations, plans,
etc.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jerry-built
adj 1: of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little
jerry-built houses" [syn: {jerry-built}, {shoddy}]