To stall someone off; to do something perfunctorily or half-heartedly in order to muddle through or evade responsibility.

A glass-like coating fused to a metal base, typically used for durable and corrosion-resistant household items or medical equipment; enamelware

To offer excuses to get out of doing something; to decline or stall by making excuses.

To perform one's duties in a perfunctory or careless manner; to give a lame excuse or stall for time just to get by.

To repair or adjust an engine's cylinder by reboring or honing to restore normal compression and pressure; typically used in automobile maintenance

to make up excuses to avoid doing something or to shirk responsibility; to give reasons for stalling

to perform a task perfunctorily or just for appearance's sake; to dawdle, stall, or goldbrick in order to evade responsibility

To coat or repair the inner lining of a heating stove with fire-resistant clay or mud, a common practice in Northern China

brusque; rude; disrespectful

To beg or ask for wine; same as [[讨酒吃|討酒吃|tao3 jiu3 chi1]].

to keep hunger away by eating whatever is available; to fill one's stomach