以卵擊石

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	ovum	to hit; to strike; to break	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (以卵擊石)		以	卵	擊	石
simp. (以卵击石)		以	卵	击	石
Literally: “to strike a rock with an egg”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐluǎnjíshí

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ leon² gik¹ sek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐluǎnjíshí [Phonetic: yíluǎnjíshí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐluǎnjíshíh
  - Wade–Giles: i³-luan³-chi²-shih²
  - Yale: yǐ-lwǎn-jí-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiloanjyishyr
  - Palladius: илуаньцзиши (iluanʹcziši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ leon² gik¹ sek⁶
  - Yale: yíh léun gīk sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ loen² gik⁷ sek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ lên² gig¹ ség⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ lɵn³⁵ kɪk̚⁵ sɛːk̚²/

Idiom

以卵擊石

to overestimate one's capabilities or to attack a stronger opponent as the weaker side which is sure to end in failure

Synonyms

以卵投石 (yǐluǎntóushí)
螳臂當車／螳臂当车 (tángbìdāngchē)
(Xiamen Hokkien) 雞蛋槓石頭／鸡蛋杠石头

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