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拾人涕唾
shí​rén​tì​tuò

to plagiarize

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
拾人涕唾 shí​rén​tì​tuò
to plagiarize
To copy or parrot others without having any original ideas of one's own; (idiom) literally to pick up the nasal mucus and spittle of others.

Cross-References

Same as

  • 拾人牙慧 shí​rén​yá​huì

Variant of

  • 拾人唾涕 shí​rén​tuò​tì
  • 拾人唾余 shí​rén​tuò​yú

Abbreviation of

  • 拾唾 shí​tuò