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拾人牙慧 (sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6) — pick up phrases from sb and pass them off as one's own in Cantonese

sapˍ₆拾janˎ₄人ngaaˎ₄牙waiˍ₆慧
Mandarin Pinyin: shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4

Meaning of 拾人牙慧

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

Characters in 拾人牙慧

拾sap6
ten [used for the numeral "十" on checks, banknotes, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations]
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
牙ngaa4
Kangxi radical 92
慧wai6
discerning; intelligent; bright; wise

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