以卵击石
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
idiomverb
Traditional: 以卵擊石
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- (idiom, verb) lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
- to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
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Related Words
扻(zì)— to strike
→他山之石可以攻玉(tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù)— lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
→玉珉(yù mín)— jade and jade-like stone
→缘木求鱼(yuán mù qiú yú)— lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
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