引玉之磚 — yin3 yu4 zhi1 zhuan1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

yin³ yu⁴ zhi¹ zhuan¹

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

yin³

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

2

yu⁴

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

3

zhi¹

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

4

zhuan¹

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