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Here, we present the idiom 「引玉之磚」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Words to express modesty. A metaphor for superficial and immature opinions expressed in order to elicit other people’s wiser opinions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan5 yuk6 ji1 jyun1
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