以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí

to invite disaster by overreaching oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
卵 luǎn
egg; (coll.) testicles; (expletive) fucking
击 jī HSK 5
to hit; to strike; to break
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi