抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉
抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6
- 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
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抛 拋
- 抛弃 拋棄 pāo qì ㄆㄠ ㄑㄧˋ paau1 hei3 to abandon
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 打抛 打拋 dǎ pāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄠ daa1 paau1 holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打抛猪, stir-fried pork with basil)
- 抛下 拋下 pāo xià ㄆㄠ ㄒㄧㄚˋ paau1 haa6 to throw down
- 抛光 拋光 pāo guāng ㄆㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ paau1 gwong1 to polish; to burnish
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- 抛出 拋出 pāo chū ㄆㄠ ㄔㄨ paau1 ceot1 to toss
- 抛却 拋卻 pāo què ㄆㄠ ㄑㄩㄝˋ paau1 koek3 to discard
- 抛售 拋售 pāo shòu ㄆㄠ ㄕㄡˋ paau1 sau6 to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
- 抛射 拋射 pāo shè ㄆㄠ ㄕㄜˋ paau1 se6 to throw
- 抛撒 拋撒 pāo sǎ ㄆㄠ ㄙㄚˇ paau1 saat3 to sprinkle
- 抛掷 拋擲 pāo zhì ㄆㄠ ㄓˋ paau1 zaak6 to throw; to toss
- 抛散 拋散 pāo sàn ㄆㄠ ㄙㄢˋ paau1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse
- 抛洒 拋灑 pāo sǎ ㄆㄠ ㄙㄚˇ paau1 saa2 to drip
- 抛砖 拋磚 pāo zhuān ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ paau1 zyun1 to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉)
- 抛空 拋空 pāo kōng ㄆㄠ ㄎㄨㄥ paau1 hung1 to short-sell (finance)
- 抛脸 拋臉 pāo liǎn ㄆㄠ ㄌㄧㄢˇ paau1 lim5 to lose face
- 抛荒 拋荒 pāo huāng ㄆㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ paau1 fong1 to lie idle (of arable land)
- 抛补 拋補 pāo bǔ ㄆㄠ ㄅㄨˇ paau1 bou2 cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
- 抛费 拋費 pāo fèi ㄆㄠ ㄈㄟˋ paau1 fai3 to waste
- 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo ㄆㄠ ㄇㄠˊ paau1 naau4 to drop anchor
砖 磚
- 冰砖 冰磚 bīng zhuān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄢ bing1 zyun1 ice-cream brick
- 地砖 地磚 dì zhuān ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢ dei6 zyun1 floor tile
- 抛砖 拋磚 pāo zhuān ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ paau1 zyun1 to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉)
- 拍砖 拍磚 pāi zhuān ㄆㄞ ㄓㄨㄢ paak3 zyun1 (slang) to throw brickbats
- 搬砖 搬磚 bān zhuān ㄅㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ bun1 zyun1 to do hard physical labor (as a job)
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- 救砖 救磚 jiù zhuān ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄢ gau3 zyun1 to unbrick; to restore (an electronic device) to a functional state
- 板砖 板磚 bǎn zhuān ㄅㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄢ baan2 zyun1 (dialect) wall brick
- 标砖 標磚 biāo zhuān ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ biu1 zyun1 marker brick (in building)
- 煤砖 煤磚 méi zhuān ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄢ mui4 zyun1 briquette
- 瓷砖 瓷磚 cí zhuān ㄘˊ ㄓㄨㄢ ci4 zyun1 ceramic tile
- 砌砖 砌磚 qì zhuān ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢ cai3 zyun1 to lay bricks
- 砖块 磚塊 zhuān kuài ㄓㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄞˋ zyun1 faai3 brick
- 砖瓦 磚瓦 zhuān wǎ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄨㄚˇ zyun1 ngaa5 tiles and bricks
- 砖石 磚石 zhuān shí ㄓㄨㄢ ㄕˊ zyun1 sek6 brick
- 砖窑 磚窯 zhuān yáo ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄠˊ zyun1 jiu4 brick kiln
- 砖头 磚頭 zhuān tou ㄓㄨㄢ ˙ㄊㄡ zyun1 tau4 brick
- 茶砖 茶磚 chá zhuān ㄔㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄢ caa4 zyun1 tea brick
- 变砖 變磚 biàn zhuān ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ bin3 zyun1 (of an electronic device) to brick; to become inoperable
- 金砖 金磚 Jīn zhuān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ gam1 zyun1 (bound form) BRICS
- 金砖 金磚 jīn zhuān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ gam1 zyun1 gold brick
引
- 吸引 xī yǐn ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ kap1 jan5 to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
- 引入 yǐn rù ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄨˋ jan5 jap6 to draw into
- 引导 引導 yǐn dǎo ㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄠˇ jan5 dou6 to guide
- 引擎 yǐn qíng ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan5 king4 engine (loanword)
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
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- 引发 引發 yǐn fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ jan5 faat3 to lead to
- 引诱 引誘 yǐn yòu ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄡˋ jan5 jau5 to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 引进 引進 yǐn jìn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jan5 zeon3 to recommend
- 引领 引領 yǐn lǐng ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ jan5 ling5 to crane one's neck
- 指引 zhǐ yǐn ㄓˇ ㄧㄣˇ zi2 jan5 to guide
- 引人入胜 引人入勝 yǐn rén rù shèng ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3 to enchant
- 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6 to attract attention
- 引经据典 引經據典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jan5 ging1 geoi3 din2 lit. to quote the classics
- 公引 gōng yǐn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄣˇ gung1 jan5 hectometer
- 勾引 gōu yǐn ㄍㄡ ㄧㄣˇ ngau1 jan5 to seduce
- 导引 導引 dǎo yǐn ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄣˇ dou6 jan5 same as 引导
- 市引 shì yǐn ㄕˋ ㄧㄣˇ si5 jan5 unit of distance equal to 33⅓ meters
- 引信 yǐn xìn ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ jan5 seon3 fuze; detonator
- 引出 yǐn chū ㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄨ jan5 ceot1 to extract
玉
- 玉器 yù qì ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˋ juk6 hei3 jade artifact
- 玉米 yù mǐ ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ juk6 mai5 corn
- 刚玉 剛玉 gāng yù ㄍㄤ ㄩˋ gong1 juk6 corundum (mineral)
- 勾玉 gōu yù ㄍㄡ ㄩˋ ngau1 juk6 magatama (Japanese curved beads)
- 右玉 Yòu yù ㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ jau6 juk6 see 右玉县
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- 埼玉 Qí yù ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˋ kei4 juk6 Saitama (prefecture and city in Japan)
- 墨玉 Mò yù ㄇㄛˋ ㄩˋ mak6 juk6 see 墨玉县
- 宝玉 寶玉 bǎo yù ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ bou2 juk6 precious jade
- 爱玉 愛玉 ài yù ㄞˋ ㄩˋ oi3 juk6 see 爱玉子
- 昆玉 kūn yù ㄎㄨㄣ ㄩˋ kwan1 juk6 honorific term for another person's brother
- 水玉 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 juk6 crystal
- 温玉 溫玉 wēn yù ㄨㄣ ㄩˋ wan1 juk6 onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago")
- 玉人 yù rén ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ juk6 jan4 a jade worker
- 玉佩 yù pèi ㄩˋ ㄆㄟˋ juk6 pui3 jade pendant
- 玉兔 yù tù ㄩˋ ㄊㄨˋ juk6 tou3 the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon)
- 玉女 yù nǚ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ juk6 neoi5 beautiful woman
- 玉屏 Yù píng ㄩˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ juk6 bing2 see 玉屏侗族自治县
- 玉山 Yù Shān ㄩˋ ㄕㄢ juk6 saan1 Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
- 玉山 Yù shān ㄩˋ ㄕㄢ juk6 saan1 see 玉山县
- 玉川 Yù chuān ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ juk6 cyun1 Tamagawa (Japanese place name and surname)