Chinese

Verb

敷衍

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

Synonyms

• (do a perfunctory job): 應付／应付 (yìngfù)

Japanese

Noun

敷衍 ‎(hiragana ふえん, romaji fuen)

1. amplification, elaboration

Verb

敷衍する ‎(hiragana ふえんする, romaji fuen suru)

1. amplify, elaborate

Conjugation