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投石问路

tóushíwènlù

lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
- ，。
  We're testing the waters to see how they react.
貳动verb
fig. to test the waters
- ，。
  We should test the waters first to see how they react.

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投石问路

Traditional投石問路

tóushíwènlù

lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
- ，。
  We're testing the waters to see how they react.
貳动verb
fig. to test the waters
- ，。
  We should test the waters first to see how they react.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

投

扌(hand)RADICAL
殳(weapon for throwing/striking)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A hand holding a weapon thrown forward is the motion of surrender or attack.

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