yǐ luǎn jī shídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
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以卵擊石 以卵击石 [yi3 luan3 ji1 shi2] /lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible/to invite disaster by overreaching oneself/

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