敷衍 [－－]

Jyutping fu1 jin2
Pinyin fū yǎn

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

敷衍 [－－]

Jyutping fu1 hin2
Pinyin fū yǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to elaborate (on a theme)
  2. to expound (the classics)
  3. perfunctory
  4. to skimp
  5. to botch
  6. to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
  7. barely enough to get by
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    做​嘅​嘢​唔​符合​標準​或者​其他人​嘅​期望
    to perform something, usually below standard, which cannot satisfy others; to be perfunctory
    • 敷衍了事
      敷衍了事
      fu1 hin2 liu5 si6
      to settle something in a perfunctory manner
    • 你講過就要做，唔好敷衍我啊！
      你讲过就要做，唔好敷衍我啊！
      nei5 gong2 gwo3 zau6 jiu3 zou6, m4 hou2 fu1 hin2 ngo5 aa3.
      You must do what you said you would. Don't give me this perfunctory attitude!
  2. 近義詞
    大意、得過且過、揦西、是但、求其、粗心、苟且、草率、輕率、隨便、馬虎
  3. 反義詞
    仔細、俾心機、嚴格、用心、細心、細緻、認真
  4. 形容詞
    求其​；​冇​心​做​，​唔​投入
    perfunctory; dispassionate; apathetic
    • 佢做嘢好敷衍。
      佢做嘢好敷衍。
      keoi5 zou6 je5 hou2 fu1 hin2.
      He works perfunctorily.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to expound (the meaning of the classics)
  2. verb
    to elaborate on a theme
  3. verb
    to treat something lightly
  4. verb
    to have enough to barely get by; to just manage on one's own
  5. verb, archaic
    to perform
  6. verb, archaic
    to spread; to disseminate
  7. verb
    to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    敷衍了事
    敷衍了事
    fu1 hin2 liu5 si6
    • to settle something in a perfunctory manner
  2. Cantonese
    你讲过就要做，唔好敷衍我啊！
    你講過就要做，唔好敷衍我啊！
    nei5 gong2 gwo3 zau6 jiu3 zou6, m4 hou2 fu1 hin2 ngo5 aa3.
    • You must do what you said you would. Don't give me this perfunctory attitude!
  3. Cantonese
    佢做嘢好敷衍。
    佢做嘢好敷衍。
    keoi5 zou6 je5 hou2 fu1 hin2.
    • He works perfunctorily.
  4. Cantonese
    个酒店接线生净系敷衍我，根本冇认真听我讲嘢。
    個酒店接線生淨係敷衍我，根本冇認真聽我講嘢。
    go3 zau2 dim3 zip3 sin3 sang1 zing6 hai6 fu1 hin2 ngo5, gan1 bun2 mou5 jing6 zan1 teng1 ngo5 gong2 je5.
    • The hotel's operator was just going through the motions. He completely ignored my questions.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    于是，他用眼角的余光扫视了一下四周，发现旁边太监也纷纷向他使眼色，便顾左右而言他，用“人自然是怕鬼”的话敷衍了事。
    於是，他用眼角的餘光掃視了一下四周，發現旁邊太監也紛紛向他使眼色，便顧左右而言他，用“人自然是怕鬼”的話敷衍了事。
    yú shì ， tā yòng yǎn jiǎo de yú guāng sǎo shì le yī xià sì zhōu ， fā xiàn páng biān tài jiān yě fēn fēn xiàng tā shǐ yǎn sè ， biàn gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā ， yòng “ rén zì rán shì pà guǐ ” de huà fū yǎn liǎo shì ．
    • Thus, he scanned the surroundings with his peripheral vision and discovered that the eunuch beside him kept winking at him, so he tried to dodge the question and ended the discussion perfunctorily by saying, "People are naturally afraid of ghosts."
  2. Mandarin
    荒时暴月，向亲友乞哀告怜，借得几斗几升，敷衍三日五日，债务丛集，如牛负重。
    荒時暴月，向親友乞哀告憐，借得幾鬥幾升，敷衍三日五日，債務叢集，如牛負重。
    huāng shí bào yuè ， xiàng qīn yǒu qǐ āi gào lián ， jiè dé jǐ dǒu jǐ shēng ， fū yǎn sān rì wǔ rì ， zhài wù cóng jí ， rú niú fù zhòng ．
    • In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends, borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days, and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.