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拾人牙慧 (sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

拾人牙慧 (sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6, shí rén yá huì) — to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own; to parrot

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 拾 (sap6) — (verb) 1. tidy up; 2. pick up (things on floor); (noun) the formal alternation …
• 拾吓拾吓 (saap6 haa5 saap6 haa5) — slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
• 拾吓拾吓 (sap6 haa5 sap6 haa5) — slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
• 拾 (sip3) — to ascend in light steps; to pick up; to collect; to tidy up; ten
• 拾人涕唾 (sap6 jan4 tai3 to3) — to plagiarize (idiom)
• 拾取 (sap6 ceoi2) — to pick up; to collect

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