
After all, what sense does it make to be a perfectionist and waste the time and effort necessary to have things absolutely correct all the time?’” It is certain that you have seen him – and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him… “He would often say, ‘Things only have to be done ‘chabuduo’ to be good. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. His last name is ‘Cha’ and his first name is ‘Bu-Duo’. Hu wrote: “Do you know who the most famous person in China is? Just mention his name and everybody will recognize it. As far back as 1924, the Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat Hu Shih wrote a piece on “Cha Bu Duo” as a way of protesting against the attitude, which he felt was hurting China as a nation. “Cha Bu Duo” is evidently not a recent affliction. Sourcing agent: “The colour of the product doesn’t match the sample.”įactory boss: “Cha Bu Duo. If there is one expression that illustrates this difference in attitude towards quality standards, it is “Cha Bu Duo”, which can be translated as “not far off” or “close enough”.

#Cha bu duo meaning software#
One example is I often work with software engineers from China and the comment I hear from them most often is: "Who cares if buttons and fields line up exactly on the UI? As long the system works.In several forums or blogs on China manufacturing, the difference in the way factories in China and their western clients view the subject of product quality is a hot topic of discussion.Īs China sourcing agents representing western businesses, it is not unusual for us at Sourcing Allies to find that the client’s product doesn’t fall within the acceptable range of specifications outlined in the technical drawings given to the Chinese factory, but the factory genuinely doesn’t think that is a problem. As a result, many Chinese and Taiwanese to this day still use these medicines interchangeably.Ĭha Bu Duo culture is not as bad in Taiwan compare to China, and personally I believe this may be a result of 50-years of Japanese colonization. A good example of this is antibiotics and anti-inflammatory sounds phonetically exactly the same in Mandarin. This is why most engineering and scientific educations are done in English instead. In fact, the language itself also exhibits this quality for the most part the languages lacks precision and often creates ambiguity especially in scientific context. He observed that the Cha Bu Duo attitude is the singular most damaging quality preventing the Chinese people from achieving scientific progress. Cha Bu Duo" criticizing this Chinese attitude. In fact, Hu Shih, a Chinese philosopher in the early 1900s has written a famous satirical piece called "Life of Mr. Thanks to /u/ShrimpCrackers for the sub design!Ĭha Bu Duo is deeply rooted in the Chinese culture. r/ohtaigi - Taiwanese Hokkien Learning City/County Subs

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