掇拾章句 — “To pick up and gather chapters and sentences”
掇拾章句 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to piece together an article by plagiarizing sentences from others' writings; to compile a text by indiscriminately copying passages”. Literally, “To pick up and gather chapters and sentences”.
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What does 掇拾章句 mean?
掇拾章句 (duō shí zhāng jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to piece together an article by plagiarizing sentences from others' writings; to compile a text by indiscriminately copying passages”.
How do you pronounce 掇拾章句?
掇拾章句 is pronounced duō shí zhāng jù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掇拾章句 literally mean?
Literally, 掇拾章句 means “to pick up and gather chapters and sentences”. It is used to mean “to piece together an article by plagiarizing sentences from others' writings; to compile a text by indiscriminately copying passages”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掇拾章句?
掇：拾取。摘取别人文章的句子。指东摘西抄地拼凑文章。