拾牙慧

拾牙慧

Literally means:

appropriate other people's ideas as one's own

Actually means:

copy others'opinions

拾 means picking up. 牙慧 refers to words said by other people.

This phrase metaphorically means copying somebody else's opinions, suggestions or ideas. It implies not having one's own ideas. Sometimes it is used as a self-depreciating remark made as a gesture of politeness. Derogatory

拾，捡起来。牙慧，别人说过的话。

拾牙慧，比喻照抄或照说别人的见解、观点或说法。没有自己的观点或主张。有时用以表示自谦。具有贬义色彩。