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拾人牙慧

Mandarin · pinyin shí rén yá huì

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

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拾: shí · pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
牙: yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
慧: huì · bright, intelligent; intelligence

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2–2–2–4 · shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6

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(idiomatic) to plagiarize another’s opinion

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