敷衍 (fu1 hin2 | fu1 yan3) : apathetic; to muddle through

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敷衍

fu1 hin2

fu1 yan3

[1] be perfunctory; to skimp along (in a task); to be apathetic [2] to treat sb. lightly/flippantly [3] to barely get by; to just manage

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,060,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

敷衍

This word has been viewed 6722 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 30th Aug 2005 14:21 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

敷 fu1 - apply; spread; suffice
衍 jin2 hin2 - spread, breed

2 compounds containing this word:

敷衍了事 - muddle through one's work
敷衍塞責 - does a perfunctory job; to muddle through something

Showing all 2 examples containing 敷衍

佢嘅態度好敷衍粵
His attitude is apathetic.

我平時做嘢好敷衍粵
I'm normally pretty apathetic about my work.
[You can also say 我平時做嘢做得好敷衍.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 敷衍

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