pāo zhuān yǐn yù
lit. to throw a brick to attract jade (idiom); fig. I offer a humble remark, please give us your valued opinion (e.g. commonplace remarks as a foreword to a distinguished speech)
qiāo mén zhuān
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
jīn zhuān sì guó
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
hēi zhuān yáo
lit. black brick kiln
factories that acquired notoriety in 2007 for slave labor
qì zhuān
to lay bricks
bricklaying
nài huǒ zhuān
refractory brick
firebrick
biāo zhuān
marker brick (in building)
keystone
měi zhuān
magnesium brick (refractory material)
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
lit. a brick thrown after a jade
enticing sb to come forward (idiom)
bān zhuān zá jiǎo
to hurt oneself by one's own doing
to boomerang
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
Jīn Zhuān
BRIC
BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
fig. to do one's bit to help
bān zhuān
to do hard physical labor (as a job)
(fig.) to play mahjong
pāi zhuān
(slang) to throw brickbats
to criticize harshly
Jīn zhuān Sì Guó
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
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