抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yùpaozhuanyinyu
- lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
- fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
pāo zhuān yǐn yùpaozhuanyinyu
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences