以卵投石
yǐ​luǎn​tóu​shí

to throw an egg against a rock

  • created reference approved 以卵投石 → 以卵击石/以卵擊石 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以卵投石 yǐ​luǎn​tóu​shí

    以卵击石 / 以卵擊石 yǐ​luǎn​jī​shí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 以卵投石 · yǐ​luǎn​tóu​shí · to throw an egg against a rock — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以卵投石

    yǐ​luǎn​tóu​shí

    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

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 卵 (literal) → 卵 · luǎn · egg; ovum; spawn 投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense