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抛砖引玉

pāo zhuān yǐn yù

4-character word Traditional 拋磚引玉

What 抛砖引玉 means

1. lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
2. fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

The characters in 抛砖引玉

• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
• 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth
• 玉yùjade

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