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引玉之砖

yǐn yù zhī zhuān

4-character word Traditional 引玉之磚

What 引玉之砖 means

1. lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
2. fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas

The characters in 引玉之砖

• 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth
• 玉yùjade
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)