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抛砖

pāo zhuān

2-character word Traditional 拋磚

What 抛砖 means

1. to get the ball rolling (abbr. for {抛砖引玉|pāo zhuān yǐn yù})

The characters in 抛砖

• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)

Words starting with 抛砖

• 抛砖引玉pāo zhuān yǐn yùlit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)…

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