Read Edit View history 以卵投石 yǐluǎntóushí to throw an egg against a rock Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 以卵投石 yǐluǎntóushí to throw an egg against a rock (idiom) to overrate one's own abilities and attempt a hopeless battle; to court destruction by attacking a much stronger opponent Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 以卵投石/以卵投石 → 以卵击石/以卵擊石 Edit Delete variant 以卵击石/以卵擊石 → 以卵投石/以卵投石 Edit Delete synonym 以指挠沸/以指撓沸 → 以卵投石/以卵投石 Edit Delete
以卵投石 yǐluǎntóushí to throw an egg against a rock (idiom) to overrate one's own abilities and attempt a hopeless battle; to court destruction by attacking a much stronger opponent Edit Delete