以卵击石

yǐ luǎn jī shí

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Definitions

1. lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
2. to invite disaster by overreaching oneself

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Child Words of 以卵击石

• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 卵 卵 luǎn: egg
• 击 击 jī: to hit
• 石 石 dàn: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
• 石 石 shí: rock