引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuānyinyuzhizhuan
- lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
- fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
yǐn yù zhī zhuānyinyuzhizhuan
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences