敷衍了事
敷衍了事
fū yǎn liǎo shì
to skimp; to work half-heartedly; not to bother
verb
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- (verb) to skimp
- to work half-heartedly
- not to bother
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Related Words
一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)· one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)· one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→偷工(tōu gōng)· to skimp on the job
→偷工减料(tōu gōng jiǎn liào)· to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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