投石问路

Traditional: 投石問路

tóu shí wèn lù

Dictionary entry

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

What does 投石问路 mean?

投石问路 (tóu shí wèn lù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)

2fig. to test the waters

Character breakdown

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投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) · to cast (a ballot)石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei 问wènto ask; to inquire 路Lùsurname Lu

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投石问路

tóu shí wèn lù

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