抛砖引玉(pāo zhuān yǐn yù): lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 拋磚引玉
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- pāo zhuān yǐn yù
- Meaning
- lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 拋磚引玉
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