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拾人牙慧

shí rén yá huì

4-character word

What 拾人牙慧 means

1. to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
2. to parrot

The characters in 拾人牙慧

• 拾shèto ascend in light steps
• 人rénperson; people
• 牙yátooth; ivory
• 慧huìintelligent

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