孫まご引びき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

secondhand citation; citing a source without checking the original

Refers to the practice of quoting or citing a source that one has not directly consulted, relying instead on another work's citation. Often used in academic or critical contexts to point out unreliable referencing.

• 彼かれの論ろん文ぶんは孫まご引びきが多おおくて、信しん頼らい性せいに欠かける。

  His paper has many secondhand citations and lacks reliability.

• 孫まご引びきを避さけるために、必かならず原げん典てんにあたるようにしている。

  To avoid secondhand citations, I always make sure to consult the original source.