雞蛋碰石頭 jī dàn pèng shí tou

lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
  3. 3. to overrate one's abilities

Characters

Character Meaning
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
蛋 dàn HSK 2
egg; oval-shaped thing; variant of 蜑dàn
碰 pèng HSK 5
to touch; to bump; to meet with
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
頭 tou
head; the top; end