Traduction :
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom); fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
Référence :
自己表示谦虚的话。比喻为了引出别人高明的意见而发表的粗浅的不成熟的意见。
Origine :
宋·释道原《景德传灯录》卷十：“比来抛砖引玉，却引得个坠子。”
Annotation :
引玉之砖1
1. yǐnyùzhīzhuān :
[EN] lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom); fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
