卵與石鬥
luǎn​yǔ​shí​dòu

egg fighting a stone

  • created reference approved 卵与石斗/卵與石鬥 → 以卵击石/以卵擊石 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卵与石斗 / 卵與石鬥 luǎn​yǔ​shí​dòu

    以卵击石 / 以卵擊石 yǐ​luǎn​jī​shí

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 卵与石斗/卵與石鬥 · luǎn​yǔ​shí​dòu · egg fighting a stone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卵与石斗 / 卵與石鬥

    luǎn​yǔ​shí​dòu

    egg fighting a stone

    Describes a situation where two sides are so uneven in strength that the outcome is certain; like a fragile egg smashing against a hard rock.

    卵 (literal) → 卵 · luǎn · egg; ovum; spawn 与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · and 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 斗 (literal) → 斗/鬥 · dòu · to fight

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

    created sense