以卵擊石

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 leon^5-2 gik¹ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǐluǎnjíshí [Phonetic: yíluǎnjíshí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyiloanjyishy
    • IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ leon^5-2 gik¹ sek⁶
    • Yale: yíh léun gīk sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ loen^5-2 gik⁷ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ lên² gig¹ ség⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ lɵn¹³⁻³⁵ kɪk̚⁵ sɛːk̚²/

Idiom

以卵擊石

1. 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)