敷衍

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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
Hyōgai
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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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

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).