Chinese edit

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 edit

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Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

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 edit

  • (to do a perfunctory job):

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(えん) (fuenふえん (fuen)?

  1. amplification, elaboration

Verb edit

()(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 edit

References edit

  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 edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

敷衍 (buyeon) (hangeul 부연)

  1. Hanja form? of 부연.

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

敷衍

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