誤人子弟 wù rén zǐ dì

DEFINITIONS

  1. (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress
  2. (of media) to propagate errors
  3. to lead people astray

CHARACTERS

誤 wù err, make mistake; interfere
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
弟 dì
HSK 2
young brother; junior; i, me