Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「拾人涕唾」.
Today, we explore the idiom 「拾人涕唾」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Snot and saliva. It is a metaphor for having no original ideas and just copying other people’s remarks and opinions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí rén tì tuò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sap6 yan4 tai3 to3
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
