Definition & Meaning

repeat other people's words like a parrot

Word usage

yīng wǔ xué shé

鹦 鹉 学 舌

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derogrepeat other people's words like a parrot
- tā de zhè fān huà háo wú xīn yì bù guò shì yīng wǔ xué shé
  他的这番话毫无新意，不过是鹦鹉学舌。
  There is nothing new in what he said. It's mere parroting.
- tā zhǐ shì yīng wǔ xué shé bà le
  他只是鹦鹉学舌罢了！
  He talks like a parrot and just repeat what he heard.
- xué sheng men yīng wǔ xué shé bān chóng fù liàn xí
  学生们鹦鹉学舌般重复练习。
  Students repeated drills parrot-fashion.
- wǒ men yīng wǔ xué shé bān bèi sòng shī gē
  我们鹦鹉学舌般背诵诗歌。
  We recited poems parrot fashion.
synonym
dōng shī xiào pín东施效颦 hán dān xué bù邯郸学步 yōu mèng yī guān优孟衣冠 qú yù xué shé鸲鹆学舌
antonym
bié chū xīn cái别出心裁 dú jù jiàng xīn独具匠心 bié jù jiàng xīn别具匠心 dú chū xīn cái独出心裁 bù luò kē jiù不落窠臼

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Note
1. "鹦鹉学舌" is different from "人云亦云". "人云亦云" emphasizes echoing with the voice, without independent opinions; "鹦鹉学舌" emphasizes mechanical imitation, without using the brain. 2. "人云亦云" is used to express people's behavior.

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