拾人牙慧

Chinese

pick up; ten (fraud-proof) man; person; people
trad. (拾人牙慧) 拾 人 牙慧
simp. #(拾人牙慧) 拾 人 牙慧

Etymology

殷中軍云:康伯未得我牙後慧。 [MSC, trad.]
殷中军云:康伯未得我牙后慧。 [MSC, simp.]
From: 《世說新語•文學》
Yīn Zhōngjūn yún: Kāngbó wèi dé wǒ yá hòu huì. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation


Idiom

拾人牙慧

  1. to plagiarize another’s opinion
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