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拾遗

shí yí
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to pocket a lost article
  2. 2. (fig.) to correct others' errors
  3. 3. to remedy omissions (in a text etc)

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Words Containing 拾遗

拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

补缺拾遗
bǔ quē shí yí

see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]

路不拾遗
lù bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

道不拾遗
dào bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

Child Words of 拾遗

拾
shè

to ascend in light steps

拾
shí

to pick up

遗
yí

(bound form) to leave behind