鸡蛋碰石头 in English ji1 dan4 peng4 shi2 tou5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) an egg colliding with a rock (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to attack somebody stronger than oneself
  • to overrate one's abilities

Simplified Characters

鸡 蛋 碰 石 头

Traditional Characters

雞 蛋 碰 石 頭

Pinyin

ji1 dan4 peng4 shi2 tou5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸡ji1fowl 蛋dan4variant of 蜑[Dan4] 碰peng4variant of 碰[peng4] 石shi2surname Shi 头tou2head