拾人牙慧 Picking up others' wisdom
Explanation
比喻捡拾别人的话当作自己的话，缺乏独创性。
It refers to picking up other people's words as one's own, lacking originality.
Origin Story
晋朝时期，著名的军事家殷浩曾率军北伐，但最终战败。他的外甥韩康伯跟随殷浩学习兵法，自认为掌握了殷浩的精髓，四处夸耀。殷浩却说：‘康伯连我的牙慧都没捡到！’ 这说明韩康伯虽然学习了殷浩的军事思想，但只是停留在表面，没有真正理解和消化，更谈不上有所创新，只是鹦鹉学舌而已。这故事警示我们学习要融会贯通，不能拾人牙慧，要形成自己的见解和方法。
During the Jin Dynasty, the renowned military strategist Yin Hao led a northern campaign, but ultimately suffered defeat. His nephew, Han Kangbo, followed Yin Hao and learned military strategies, believing he had grasped the essence of Yin Hao’s teachings. He boasted about his knowledge everywhere. However, Yin Hao remarked: 'Han Kangbo hasn't even picked up my scraps of knowledge!' This illustrates that while Han Kangbo studied Yin Hao’s military thinking, he merely remained on the surface, failing to truly comprehend and assimilate it. He couldn’t innovate; he was merely parroting what he’d heard. This story warns against mere imitation and emphasizes the importance of original thought and comprehensive understanding in learning.
Usage
常用来批评那些只会模仿别人，缺乏自己见解的人。
Often used to criticize those who only imitate others and lack their own insights.
Examples
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他总是拾人牙慧，缺乏自己的见解。
ta zong shi shi ren ya hui,que fa zi ji de jiang jie;bu yao zhi hui shi ren ya hui,yao yong yu chuang xin
He always picks up other people's ideas and lacks his own insights.
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不要只会拾人牙慧，要勇于创新。
Don't just pick up other people's ideas, dare to innovate.