敷衍了事 (fū yǎn liǎo shì) | Meaning: (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously敷衍塞责fū yǎn sè zé

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敷衍fū yǎn

to go through the motions虚应故事xū yìng gù shì

(idiom) to feign civility虚与委蛇xū yǔ wēi yí

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) · jerry-building · sloppy work偷工减料tōu gōng jiǎn liào

satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through · without high ambitions, but getting by得过且过dé guò qiě guò

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

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