鸚鵡學舌 yīng wǔ xué shé

to repeat uncritically what sb says; to parrot

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to repeat uncritically what sb says
  2. 2. to parrot

Characters

Character Meaning
鸚 yīng
parrot
鵡 wǔ
parrot
學 xué
to learn; to study; science
舌 shé HSK 6
tongue