pāo
zhuān
yǐn

idiom
common

Meaning of 抛砖引玉

抛砖引玉 means a humble expression used to offer one's immature ideas in order to elicit more valuable opinions from others (lit. to throw a brick to attract jade). Pronounced pāo zhuān yǐn yù.

  • a humble expression used to offer one's immature ideas in order to elicit more valuable opinions from others (lit. to throw a brick to attract jade)

Definitions & Examples

de
zhè
xiē
kàn
guò
shì
pāo
zhuān
yǐn
 
qǐng
jiā
píng
zhǐ
zhèng
 

My views are merely offered to elicit better opinions; please feel free to criticize and correct me.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
zhǐ
zài
pāo
zhuān
yǐn
 
wàng
néng
yǐn
gèng
duō
xué
zhě
duì
zhè
wèn
de
guān
zhù
 

This article aims to throw out a minnow to catch a whale, hoping to attract more scholars' attention to this issue.

xiān
tán
diǎn
qiǎn
de
rèn
shi
 
suàn
shì
pāo
zhuān
yǐn
ba
 

Let me first share some superficial understanding, just to get the ball rolling.