Traduction :
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
Référence :
拿蛋去碰石头。比喻不估计自己的力量,自取灭亡。
Origine :
《荀子·议兵》:“经桀作尧,譬之若以卵投石,以指绕沸。”
Exemple :
刘豫州不识天时,强欲与争,正如~,安得不败乎?(明·罗贯中《三国演义》第四十三回)
Annotation :
以卵击石1
1. yǐluǎnjīshí :
[EN] lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself