误人子弟 — “Mislead people's youth”
误人子弟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mislead or corrupt the younger generation, especially through poor teaching or irresponsibility; to be a bad influence on students”. Literally, “mislead people's youth”.
误人子弟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
误人子弟 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 误
- wù误fù付hóng洪qiáo乔misdeliver or lose mail
- wù误zuò作fēi非wéi为commit outrages
- wù误rù入qí歧tú途go astray
- wù误rù入mí迷jīn津go astray due to confusion
- wù误rù入mí迷tú途to be led astray
- wù误guó国hài害mín民ruin the country and harm the people
- wù误guó国yāng殃mín民mislead the country and harm its people
- wù误guó国tiǎn殄mín民Harm the state and ruin the people
- wù误dǎ打wù误zhuàng撞to achieve something by accident
- wù误shā杀hǎo好rén人accidentally kill an innocent person
- wù误luò落fēng风chén尘forced into prostitution
- wù误rèn认yán颜biāo标ignorant and unperceptive
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What does 误人子弟 mean?
误人子弟 (wù rén zǐ dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mislead or corrupt the younger generation, especially through poor teaching or irresponsibility; to be a bad influence on students”.
How do you pronounce 误人子弟?
误人子弟 is pronounced wù rén zǐ dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 误人子弟 literally mean?
Literally, 误人子弟 means “mislead people's youth”. It is used to mean “to mislead or corrupt the younger generation, especially through poor teaching or irresponsibility; to be a bad influence on students”.
What is the Chinese definition of 误人子弟?
误：耽误。指因无才或不负责任而耽误人家后辈学生。