敷衍了事 in English fu1 yan3 liao3 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to do things half-heartedly
  • to merely go through the motions

Simplified Characters

敷 衍 了 事

Traditional Characters

敷 衍 了 事

Pinyin

fu1 yan3 liao3 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

敷fu1to spread 衍yan3to spread out 了le5(completed action marker) 事shi4matter