以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
卵 luǎn egg; ovum; roe; spawn
击 jī
HSK 5
strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
石 shí
HSK 5
stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112