noun
mass production of inferior goods; shoddy overproduction
A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) used to criticize manufacturing that prioritizes quantity over quality, resulting in low-grade products.
戦後の粗製乱造が市場に粗悪品をあふれさせた。
Postwar shoddy overproduction flooded the market with inferior goods.
このメーカーの粗製乱造ぶりには失望した。
I was disappointed by this manufacturer's mass production of low-quality items.