Meaning of 以卵击石
以卵击石 means to throw an egg against a stone; to overestimate one's strength and invite self-destruction. Pronounced yǐ luǎn jī shí.
- to throw an egg against a stone; to overestimate one's strength and invite self-destruction
Definitions & Examples
Yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
guó国
qù去
gōng攻
dǎ打
qiáng强
dà大
de的
dì帝
guó国
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yǐ以
luǎn卵
jī击
shí石
。
For a small country to attack a powerful empire is simply like throwing an egg against a stone.
Píng凭
nǐ你
zhè这
diǎn点
běn本
shì事
xiǎng想
qù去
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
shì世
jiè界
guàn冠
jūn军
，
qǐ岂
bù不
shì是
yǐ以
luǎn卵
jī击
shí石
？
With your limited skills, wanting to challenge the world champion—wouldn't that be overestimating yourself?
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǐ以
luǎn卵
jī击
shí石
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zhǐ只
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
zì自
wǒ我
huǐ毁
miè灭
。
This kind of egg-against-stone approach will ultimately only lead to self-destruction.