抛砖引玉 / 拋磚引玉

pāo zhuān yǐn yù

Meaning

• literally throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
• figuratively to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

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Example sentences

• 我这是在抛砖引玉。

  我這是在拋磚引玉。

  wǒ zhè shì zài pāo zhuān yǐn yù。

  I'm just throwing out an idea to get the ball rolling.

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