敷 (fu1) — suffice; be sufficient/enough in Cantonese
fuˉ¹敷Mandarin Pinyin: fu1
Meaning of 敷
nounsuffice; be sufficient/enough
nounapply; spread; put on; lay out
Example Sentences with 敷
佢嘅態度好敷衍
His attitude is apathetic.
我平時做嘢好敷衍
I'm normally pretty apathetic about my work.
cingˉ¹青gwaaˉ¹瓜pinˊ²片fuˉ¹敷min6.面。
Cucumber slices for the face.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度fuˉ¹敷joek6.藥。
He/She is applying medicine.
ngoˏ₅我bongˉ¹幫neiˏ₅你fuˉ¹敷joek6.藥。
Let me apply medicine for you.
Words Containing 敷
外敷ngoi6 fu1
for externally use, apply (ointment, etc.)
敷衍塞責fu1 hin2 sak1 zaak3
does a perfunctory job; to muddle through something
敷衍fu1 hin2
to barely get by; to just manage
敷藥fu1 joek6
to apply topical medicine on a wound [written and colloquial]
入不敷出jap6 bat1 fu1 ceot1
to live beyond one's means; income cannot cover expenses
敷演fu1 jin2
(clas.) elaborate, expound, develop (variant of 敷衍)
敷衍了事fu1 hin2 liu5 si6
muddle through one's work
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