敷衍 | fū yǎn | 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 | |
繁衍 | fán yǎn | to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity | |
衍生 | yǎn shēng | to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation | |
衍射 | yǎn shè | diffraction | |
敷衍了事 | fū yǎn liǎo shì | to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions |
1 | The connexion is not a simple derivation. | |
2 | He takes every task seriously and never does anything half-heartedly. |