抛砖引玉 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 抛pāoto abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss
• 砖zhuāntile, brick
• 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 玉yùjade, gem, precious stone

Idioms sharing a character

• 引玉之砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān
• 搬砖砸脚 bān zhuān zá jiǎo
• 添砖加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
• 引以为傲 yǐn yǐ wéi ào
• 引以为憾 yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
• 引以为戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè
• 引以为荣 yǐn yǐ wéi róng
• 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē
• 引水入墙 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
• 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài

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