敷衍

Chinese
announce; apply
 
to spread out; to develop; to overflow
to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify
trad. (敷衍) 敷 衍
simp. #(敷衍) 敷 衍
alternative forms 敷演

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

敷衍

  1. to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions
  2. to have enough to barely get by; to just manage on one's own
  3. to treat something lightly
  4. to elaborate on a theme
  5. to expound (the meaning of the classics)
  6. (archaic) to spread; to disseminate
  7. (archaic) to perform

Synonyms
  • (to do a perfunctory job):

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
敷 衍
ふ
Grade: S		 えん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
布衍
敷延

Pronunciation

Noun

敷(ふ)衍(えん) • (fuen) ←ふえん (fuen)?

  1. amplification, elaboration

Verb

敷(ふ)衍(えん)する • (fuen suru) ←ふえん (fuen)?transitive suru (stem 敷(ふ)衍(えん)し (fuen shi), past 敷(ふ)衍(えん)した (fuen shita))

  1. to amplify, to elaborate

Conjugation
Conjugation of "敷衍する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 敷衍し ふえんし fuen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 敷衍し ふえんし fuen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 敷衍する ふえんする fuen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 敷衍する ふえんする fuen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 敷衍すれ ふえんすれ fuen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 敷衍せよ¹
敷衍しろ²		 ふえんせよ¹
ふえんしろ²		 fuen seyo¹
fuen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 敷衍される ふえんされる fuen sareru
Causative 敷衍させる
敷衍さす		 ふえんさせる
ふえんさす		 fuen saseru
fuen sasu
Potential 敷衍できる ふえんできる fuen dekiru
Volitional 敷衍しよう ふえんしよう fuen shiyō
Negative 敷衍しない ふえんしない fuen shinai
Negative continuative 敷衍せず ふえんせず fuen sezu
Formal 敷衍します ふえんします fuen shimasu
Perfective 敷衍した ふえんした fuen shita
Conjunctive 敷衍して ふえんして fuen shite
Hypothetical conditional 敷衍すれば ふえんすれば fuen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
敷衍

Noun

敷衍 • (buyeon) (hangeul 부연)

  1. Hanja form? of 부연.
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