| 引玉之砖 |
yǐn yù zhī zhuān |
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom) / fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas |
| 引 |
yǐn |
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, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters |
| 玉 |
yù |
jade |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 砖 |
zhuān |
variant of 砖 |
| 砖 |
zhuān |
variant of 砖 |
| 砖 |
zhuān |
brick / tile (floor or wall, not roof) / CL:块 |