敷衍 (fu1 hin2) — to barely get by; to just manage in Cantonese | HKDictionary

fuˉ¹敷hinˊ²衍

Mandarin Pinyin: fu1 yan3

Meaning of 敷衍

nounto barely get by; to just manage

nounbe perfunctory; to skimp along (in a task); to be apathetic

nounto treat sb. lightly/flippantly

Example Sentences with 敷衍

佢嘅態度好敷衍

His attitude is apathetic.

我平時做嘢好敷衍

I'm normally pretty apathetic about my work.

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Characters in 敷衍

suffice; be sufficient/enough

spread; breed; overflow

Words Containing 敷衍

敷衍塞責fu1 hin2 sak1 zaak3

does a perfunctory job; to muddle through something

敷衍了事fu1 hin2 liu5 si6

muddle through one's work

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