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Jyutping paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk2
Pinyin pāo zhuān yǐn yù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    字面​解​拋​嚿​磚​出​嚟​,​引​嚿​玉​返​嚟​;​後​來​用作​自謙​,​比喻​自己​發表下​粗陋​嘅​作品​或者​淺​陋​嘅​主意​(​引玉之磚​)​先​,​以​引出​人​哋​嘅​佳作​或者​高論​;​有時​簡稱​「​拋磚​」
    polite way to say before one expresses one's own works or ideas: to attract others' great works or ideas by one's own shallow ones first; literally: to throw bricks to draw jade

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Jyutping paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6
Pinyin pāo zhuān yǐn yù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to offer one's own relatively worthless words, opinions, or services in order to attract others' more valuable contributions
    • 20多年前,曾琦是第一個到廈門投資的港商,當時他想的就是當一個“拋磚引玉的人”,讓更多的港、澳、台、僑商回國投資。
      20多年前,曾琦是第一个到厦门投资的港商,当时他想的就是当一个“抛砖引玉的人”,让更多的港、澳、台、侨商回国投资。
      20 duō nián qián , zēng qí shì dì yī ge dào xià mén tóu zī de gǎng shāng , dāng shí tā xiǎng de jiù shì dāng yī ge “ pāo zhuān yǐn yù de rén ” , ràng gèng duō de gǎng , ào , tái , qiáo shāng huí guó tóu zī .
      More than 20 years ago, Zeng Qi was the first Hong Kong businessman to go to Xiamen to invest. At the time, he thought of himself as a a plain rock that attracts jade, making it possible for even more businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas to return to the motherland to invest.
  2. phrase, idiomatic, rare
    to achieve success by goading one's opponent
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    20多年前,曾琦是第一个到厦门投资的港商,当时他想的就是当一个“抛砖引玉的人”,让更多的港、澳、台、侨商回国投资。
    20多年前,曾琦是第一個到廈門投資的港商,當時他想的就是當一個“拋磚引玉的人”,讓更多的港、澳、台、僑商回國投資。
    20 duō nián qián , zēng qí shì dì yī ge dào xià mén tóu zī de gǎng shāng , dāng shí tā xiǎng de jiù shì dāng yī ge “ pāo zhuān yǐn yù de rén ” , ràng gèng duō de gǎng , ào , tái , qiáo shāng huí guó tóu zī .
    • More than 20 years ago, Zeng Qi was the first Hong Kong businessman to go to Xiamen to invest. At the time, he thought of himself as a a plain rock that attracts jade, making it possible for even more businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas to return to the motherland to invest.