以卵击石 in English yi3 luan3 ji1 shi2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to strike a stone with egg (idiomatic expression); to attempt the impossible
  • to invite disaster by overreaching oneself

Simplified Characters

以 卵 击 石

Traditional Characters

以 卵 擊 石

Pinyin

yi3 luan3 ji1 shi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 卵luan3egg 击ji1to hit 石shi2surname Shi