形象工程
xíng​xiàng​gōng​chéng

vanity project

  • created reference approved 形象工程 → 面子工程 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    形象工程 xíng​xiàng​gōng​chéng

    面子工程 miàn​zi​gōng​chéng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 形象工程 · xíng​xiàng​gōng​chéng · vanity project — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    形象工程

    xíng​xiàng​gōng​chéng

    vanity project

    A construction project undertaken to improve one's image or prestige rather than to meet practical needs; often used to describe projects by officials that ignore local economic reality. Also known as [[面子工程|面子工程|mian4 zi5 gong1 cheng2]].

    形象 (literal) → 形象 · xíng​xiàng · public image 工程 (literal) → 工程 · gōng​chéng · project

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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