误人子弟 in English wu4 ren2 zi3 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress
  • (of media) to propagate errors
  • to lead people astray

Simplified Characters

误 人 子 弟

Traditional Characters

誤 人 子 弟

Pinyin

wu4 ren2 zi3 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

误wu4mistake 人ren2man 子zi5son 弟di4younger brother