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Chinese
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announce; apply
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to spread out; to develop; to overflow to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify |
| trad. (敷衍)
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敷
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衍
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| simp. #(敷衍)
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敷
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衍
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| alternative forms
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敷演
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
敷衍
- to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions
- to have enough to barely get by; to just manage on one's own
- to treat something lightly
- to elaborate on a theme
- to expound (the meaning of the classics)
- (archaic) to spread; to disseminate
- (archaic) to perform
Synonyms
- (to do a perfunctory job):
Derived terms
Japanese
| Alternative spellings
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布衍
敷延
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Pronunciation
Noun
敷衍 • (fuen) ←ふえん (fuen)?
- amplification, elaboration
Verb
敷衍する • (fuen suru) ←ふえん (fuen)?transitive suru (stem 敷衍し (fuen shi), past 敷衍した (fuen shita))
- to amplify, to elaborate
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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敷衍し
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ふえんし
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fuen shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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敷衍し
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ふえんし
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fuen shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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敷衍する
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ふえんする
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fuen suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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敷衍する
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ふえんする
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fuen suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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敷衍すれ
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ふえんすれ
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fuen sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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敷衍せよ¹
敷衍しろ²
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ふえんせよ¹
ふえんしろ²
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fuen seyo¹
fuen shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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敷衍される
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ふえんされる
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fuen sareru
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| Causative
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敷衍させる
敷衍さす
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ふえんさせる
ふえんさす
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fuen saseru
fuen sasu
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| Potential
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敷衍できる
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ふえんできる
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fuen dekiru
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| Volitional
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敷衍しよう
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ふえんしよう
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fuen shiyō
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| Negative
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敷衍しない
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ふえんしない
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fuen shinai
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| Negative continuative
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敷衍せず
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ふえんせず
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fuen sezu
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| Formal
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敷衍します
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ふえんします
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fuen shimasu
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| Perfective
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敷衍した
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ふえんした
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fuen shita
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| Conjunctive
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敷衍して
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ふえんして
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fuen shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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敷衍すれば
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ふえんすれば
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fuen sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
敷衍 • (buyeon) (hangeul 부연)
- hanja form? of 부연
Vietnamese
Noun
敷衍
- chữ Hán form of phô diễn (“to express”)