引玉之砖
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
lit. a brick thrown after a jade; enticing sb to come forward (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 引玉之磚
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Definitions
- (idiom) lit. a brick thrown after a jade
- enticing sb to come forward (idiom)
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Related Words
下来(xià lai)— to come down
→抛砖引玉(pāo zhuān yǐn yù)— 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)
→一夕数惊(yī xī shù jīng)— one scare after another (idiom)
→一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)— before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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