衍 (jin2) — spread; breed; overflow in Cantonese
jinˊ²衍Mandarin Pinyin: yan3
Meaning of 衍
nounspread; breed; overflow
nounredundant; superfluous; abundant
nounlow-lying flatland; marsh; swamp
Example Sentences with 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.
keoiˏ₅佢janˊ²衍satˉ¹生
It derives.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係janˊ²衍satˉ¹生
This is a derivative.
manˍ₆問taiˎ₄題janˊ²衍satˉ¹生
Problems arise.
Words Containing 衍
衍生hin2 sang1
derive, derivative
敷衍塞責fu1 hin2 sak1 zaak3
does a perfunctory job; to muddle through something
敷衍fu1 hin2
to barely get by; to just manage
衍生產品hin1 sang1 caan2 ban2
derivative products
衍生物jin2 sang1 mat6
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
敷衍了事fu1 hin2 liu5 si6
muddle through one's work
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