敷衍

Chinese

announce; apply
 
to spread out; to develop; to overflow
to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify
trad. (敷衍)
simp. #(敷衍)
alternative forms 敷演

Etymology

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Pronunciation


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

  • (to do a perfunctory job):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
えん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
布衍
敷延

Pronunciation

Noun

()(えん) • (fuen) ふえん (fuen)?

  1. amplification, elaboration

Verb

()(えん)する • (fuen suru) ふえん (fuen)?transitive suru (stem ()(えん) (fuen shi), past ()(えん)した (fuen shita))

  1. to amplify, to elaborate

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

敷衍 • (buyeon) (hangeul 부연)

  1. Hanja form? of 부연.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

敷衍

  1. chữ Hán form of phô diễn (to express).
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