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拋磚

简抛砖 · 繁拋磚

Mandarin · pinyin pāo zhuān

to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù)

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抛: pāo · throw (away)
砖: zhuān · tile, brick

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1–1 · pao1 zhuan1

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paau1 zyun1

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