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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 敷衍 [ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ; fu1 yan3]
 to elaborate (on a theme)
 to expound (the classics)
 perfunctory
 to skimp
 to botch
 to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
 barely enough to get by
 

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 敷衍
 布衍
 敷延
 ふえん
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
 expatiation
 amplification (upon)
 elaboration