雞蛋碰石頭
简 鸡蛋碰石头 · 繁 雞蛋碰石頭Meanings
- lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
- fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
- to overrate one's abilities
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1–4–4–2–5 · ji1 dan4 peng4 shi2 tou5
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gai1 daan2 pung3 sek6 tau4
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- (idiomatic) to attack someone stronger than oneself; to overrate one's abilities against someone else
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