"引玉之磚" meaning in Chinese

See 引玉之磚 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /in²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐn¹³ jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /in²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/, /jɐn¹³ jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yǐnyùzhīzhuān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄓ ㄓㄨㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jan⁵ juk⁶ zi¹ zyun¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǐnyùzhīzhuān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǐnyùjhihjhuan [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yin³-yü⁴-chih¹-chuan¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǐn-yù-jr̄-jwān [Mandarin, Yale], yiinyuhjyjuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], иньюйчжичжуань [Mandarin, Palladius], inʹjujčžičžuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yáhn yuhk jī jyūn [Cantonese, Yale], jan⁵ juk⁹ dzi¹ dzyn¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yen⁵ yug⁶ ji¹ jun¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 引玉之砖
Etymology: See the etymology at 拋磚引玉. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|*拋磚引玉}} 拋磚引玉 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 引玉之磚
  1. (self-deprecatory) one's own relatively worthless words, opinions, or services, offered in order to attract others' more valuable contributions Tags: idiomatic
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      "zh-pron": "yǐnyùzhīzhuān"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄓ ㄓㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jan⁵ juk⁶ zi¹ zyun¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yǐnyùzhīzhuān"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐnyùjhihjhuan"
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      "zh-pron": "yin³-yü⁴-chih¹-chuan¹"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐn-yù-jr̄-jwān"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiinyuhjyjuan"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "иньюйчжичжуань"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "inʹjujčžičžuanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "yáhn yuhk jī jyūn"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "jan⁵ juk⁹ dzi¹ dzyn¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yen⁵ yug⁶ ji¹ jun¹"
    },
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄓ ㄓㄨㄢ"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐnyùzhīzhuān"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐnyùjhihjhuan"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "yin³-yü⁴-chih¹-chuan¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yǐn-yù-jr̄-jwān"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yiinyuhjyjuan"
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      "zh-pron": "иньюйчжичжуань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "inʹjujčžičžuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "yáhn yuhk jī jyūn"
    },
    {
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jan⁵ juk⁹ dzi¹ dzyn¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yen⁵ yug⁶ ji¹ jun¹"
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