拾人唾余 — “Picking up others' spittle remnants”
拾人唾余 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uncreatively borrow or plagiarize others' ideas, opinions, or words without contributing one's own originality; to parrot others' views”. Literally, “picking up others' spittle remnants”.
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What does 拾人唾余 mean?
拾人唾余 (shí rén tuò yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uncreatively borrow or plagiarize others' ideas, opinions, or words without contributing one's own originality; to parrot others' views”.
How do you pronounce 拾人唾余?
拾人唾余 is pronounced shí rén tuò yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拾人唾余 literally mean?
Literally, 拾人唾余 means “picking up others' spittle remnants”. It is used to mean “to uncreatively borrow or plagiarize others' ideas, opinions, or words without contributing one's own originality; to parrot others' views”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拾人唾余?
比喻自己没有创同，只是抄袭别人的言论、见解。见“拾人涕唾”。