敷衍塞责

Traditional form:

敷衍塞責

Pinyin (reading):

fūyǎnsèzé

Definitions:

• to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

Characters:

• 敷 - to apply, to paint, to spread
• 衍 - to overflow; to spread out
• 塞 - to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
• 责 - one's responsibility, duty

Traditional characters:

• 敷 - to apply, to paint, to spread
• 衍 - to overflow; to spread out
• 塞 - to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
• 責 - one's responsibility, duty