Definition & Meaning

cast a brick to attract jade; offer a few somewhat immature remarks to solicit other people's wise and mature opinions; offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction so that others may come up with valuable opinions

Word usage

pāo zhuān yǐn yù

抛 砖 引 玉

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slmodmetacast a brick to attract jade; offer a few somewhat immature remarks to solicit other people's wise and mature opinions; offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction so that others may come up with valuable opinions
- běn wén jǐn wéi pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  本文仅为“抛砖引玉”。
  Just my two cents.
- rú guǒ zhuō jiàn néng qǐ dào pāo zhuān yǐn yù de zuò yòng yǐ shì xìng shì
  如果拙见能起到抛砖引玉的作用已是幸事。
  Given to a view to play a valuable role is good.
synonym
yǐn yù zhī zhuān引玉之砖

Word usage

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"抛砖引玉" is often used as a way of expressing modesty when expressing opinions.

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