- 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
Characters
- 敷 (敷): to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
- 衍 (衍): to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous
Resources
- Wiktionary: 敷衍
- MDBG: 敷衍
- Examples with 敷衍 on Tatoeba
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