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拾人涕唾

Mandarin · pinyin shí rén tì tuò

to plagiarize (idiom)

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拾: shí · pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
涕: tì · tear; snivel, nasal mucus
唾: tuò · spit, spit on; saliva

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2–2–4–4 · shi2 ren2 ti4 tuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sap6 jan4 tai3 to3

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