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敷衍 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
敷衍 ＝ 敷 ＋ 衍
ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ · fūyǎn
verb — to go through the motions, to fob someone off, to do a half-hearted job

字源 FORM — what the parts do

敷to spread on, lay on (敷藥)fū
衍to spread thin, run over (漫衍)yǎn
敷衍，敷藥的敷，衍生的衍。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

藥膏抹開（敷），薄薄一層蓋過去（衍）。
The ointment is smeared on (敷) and let run thin (衍) — a film just thick enough to cover, never to heal.
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應付yìngfùto deal with just to get by — the plainer everyday word馬虎mǎhucareless, sloppy — the same lack of care