引玉之砖

yǐn yù zhī zhuān

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas

Child Words of 引玉之砖

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

引
yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

玉
yù

jade

砖
zhuān

brick