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拾人牙慧

sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6

shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4

pick up phrases from sb and pass them off as one's own

Level: 3

拾人牙慧

拾 sip3 sap6 shi2 {she4} {shi1} {shi5} | she - to pick up; to collect; to put away
人 jan4 ren2 - person
牙 ngaa4 ya2 - teeth, tooth
慧 wai6 wai3 hui4 - bright; intelligent; wise

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007

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