拾人牙慧
shí​rén​yá​huì

to parrot

  • created sense approved 拾人牙慧 · shí​rén​yá​huì · to parrot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾人牙慧

    shí​rén​yá​huì

    to parrot

    to pick up and pass off the ideas or words of others as one's own; to steal others' ideas without having any original thoughts of one's own

    拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 牙慧 (literal) → 牙慧 · yá​huì · recycled ideas

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