Learn more about 抛砖引玉
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. to throw a brick to attract jade (idiom); fig. I offer a humble remark, please give us your valued opinion (e.g. commonplace remarks as a foreword to a distinguished speech) |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
抛
|
to throw / to toss / to fling / to cast / to abandon | |
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砖
|
brick | |
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引
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to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters | |
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玉
|
jade |
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