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敷衍

fūyǎn

to elaborate (on a theme)
to expound (the classics)
perfunctory
to skimp
to botch
to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
barely enough to get by

(archaic) to perform
(archaic) to spread; to disseminate
to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions
to elaborate on a theme
to expound (the meaning of the classics)
to have enough to barely get by; to just manage on one's own
to perform
to spread; to disseminate
to treat something lightly

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

to spread
to lay out
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
sufficient (to cover)
enough

to spread out
to develop
to overflow
to amplify
superfluous

Containing this entry

fūyǎnliǎoshì

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

fūyǎntángsè

Related entries

to elaborate
detailed explanation

variant of 敷衍
to elaborate (on a theme)
to expound (the meaning of the classics)

to give a more granular level of detail
to elaborate
to refine
to become more differentiated

to expound (a position)
to elaborate (on a topic)
to treat (a subject)

他简单地阐述了他的理由。

He gave his reasons in brief.

Source: Tatoeba

to arrange
to spread out
to narrate in detail
to describe at great length
to elaborate

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