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tofu dreg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A poorly constructed building in China, or the shoddy material(s) used to construct it.

Word forms

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Etymology

Calque of Chinese 豆腐渣 (dòufuzhā, “tofu dreg; okara”), dòufuzhā as in 豆腐渣工程 (dòufuzhā gōngchéng) and similar phrases. Coined by Tan Zuoren in 2008.

Related words

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