引玉之砖

yǐn yù zhī zhuān

คำจำกัดความ

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

คำย่อยของ 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