fū yǎn sè zé

Traditional: 敷衍塞責

敷衍塞责 (fū yǎn sè zé) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

Characters in 敷衍塞责

敷fū · to spread衍yǎn · to spread out塞sāi · to plug; to stop up; to stuff in责zé · duty

Related words

负责to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for责任responsibility; duty; liability塞to plug; to stop up; to stuff in塞(bound form) strategic stronghold塞(bound form) to block; to obstruct职责duty指责to criticize责怪to blame负责人person in charge自责to blame oneself责备to blame谴责to denounce

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