敷衍

Traditional form:

敷衍

Pinyin (reading):

fūyǎn

Definitions:

• to elaborate (on a theme)
• to expound (the classics)
• perfunctory
• to skimp
• to botch
• to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
• barely enough to get by

Characters:

• 敷 - to apply, to paint, to spread
• 衍 - to overflow; to spread out

Traditional characters:

• 敷 - to apply, to paint, to spread
• 衍 - to overflow; to spread out