敷衍搪塞
fū​yǎn​táng​sè

to give a lame excuse

  • created reference approved 敷衍搪塞 → 敷衍了事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敷衍搪塞 fū​yǎn​táng​sè

    敷衍了事 fū​yǎn​liǎo​shì

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 敷衍搪塞 · fū​yǎn​táng​sè · to give a lame excuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敷衍搪塞

    fū​yǎn​táng​sè

    to give a lame excuse

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

    fū​yán​táng​sè

    敷衍 (literal) → 敷衍 · fū​yǎn · perfunctory 搪塞 (literal) → 搪塞 · táng​sè · to stall

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

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