敷衍塞责
fūyǎn-sèzéTraditional 敷衍塞責
to do a perfunctory job
Every meaning
fūyǎn-sèzé
- to do a perfunctory job
Its characters
- 敷fūto apply (ointment, a mask); to spread on
- 衍yǎnto spread out; to develop (as in 衍生)
- 塞sèto block; to obstruct (as in 闭塞, 堵塞)
- 责zéresponsibility; duty (as in 责任)
Words with 敷
Words with 衍
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.