fū​yǎn

to elaborate

  • created reference approved 敷演 → 敷衍 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敷演 fū​yǎn

    敷衍 fū​yǎn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 敷演 · fū​yǎn · to elaborate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敷演

    fū​yǎn

    to elaborate

    to elaborate on a theme or expound on a text; to take a basic story or outline and expand it into a full work

    fū​yán

    敷 (literal) → 敷 · fū · to lay out 演 (literal) → 演 · yǎn · to deduce

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 敷演 · fū​yǎn · to perform — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敷演

    fū​yǎn

    to perform

    (literary) to perform on stage; to act out a story or play

    敷 (literal) → 敷 · fū · to lay out 演 (literal) → 演 · yǎn · to perform

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense