敷衍

1. • to elaborate (on a theme)
2. • to expound (the classics)
3. • perfunctory
4. • to skimp
5. • to botch
6. • to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
7. • barely enough to get by

Character by character

• 敷(fū)spread
• 衍(yǎn)spread out