PINYIN

yǎn

DEFINITION
  • to spread out
  • to develop
  • to overflow
  • to amplify
  • superfluous
EXAMPLE
敷衍 / fū yǎn  
to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do something half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by