豆腐渣工程

jerry-built building project / lit. built on soybean dregs

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs

variant of 豆[dou4]

bean / pea / CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4] / sacrificial vessel

engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]

rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence

tofu / bean curd

decay / rotten

okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)