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拾人涕唾

shíréntìtuò

to plagiarize (idiom)

比喻蹈袭他人的言论或主张。宋．严羽《沧浪诗话．答吴景仙书》：「僕之诗辩，乃断千百年公桉，……是自家闭门凿破此片田地，即非傍人篱壁，拾人涕唾得来者。」也作「拾唾」、「拾人唾涕」、「拾人唾馀」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

to pick up
to collate or arrange
ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

classifiers: 個, 位

nasal mucus and spittle

Related entries

to plagiarize
to copy
to attack the flank or rear of an enemy

to plunder
to plagiarize

to make a copy
to plagiarize
to search and seize
to raid
to grab
to go off with
to take a shortcut
to make a turning move
to fold one's arms

在考试的时候，汤姆作弊抄了玛丽的答案。

During the exam, Tom cheated off Mary.

Source: Tatoeba