投石问路 in English tou2 shi2 wen4 lu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to test the waters

Simplified Characters

投 石 问 路

Traditional Characters

投 石 問 路

Pinyin

tou2 shi2 wen4 lu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

投tou2to cast 石shi2surname Shi 问wen4to ask 路lu4surname Lu