拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

拾 shí
HSK 4
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
牙 yá
HSK 3
tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
慧 huì
HSK 5
bright, intelligent; intelligence