拾遺 [－遗]

Jyutping sap6 wai4
Pinyin shí yí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pocket a lost article
  2. (fig.) to correct others' errors
  3. to remedy omissions (in a text etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make good omissions (often used in book titles)
  2. verb
    to appropriate lost property
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拾遗补阙
    拾遺補闕
    sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3
    • to complement what is missing
  2. Cantonese
    呢位小姐路过见到地下有一万蚊，路不拾遗，报警等警察到场。
    呢位小姐路過見到地下有一萬蚊，路不拾遺，報警等警察到場。
    ni1 wai2 siu2 ze2 lou6 gwo3 gin3 dou2 dei6 haa2 jau5 jat1 maan6 man1, lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4, bou3 ging2 dang2 ging2 caat3 dou3 coeng4.
    • This lady, as she passed by, saw $10000 left behind on the ground. Not picking up the money, she called the police and waited for their arrival.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    有些地方真个道不拾遗，夜不闭户。
    有些地方真個道不拾遺，夜不閉户。
    yǒu xiē dì fāng zhēn gè dào bù shí yí ， yè bù bì hù ．
    • In some places it is literally true that people do not take any articles left by the wayside and that doors are not bolted at night.