An egg strikes against a stone. —overestimate one's strength

An egg strikes against a stone. —overestimate one's strength

Egg and stone, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Lu ǎ NY ǔ sh í D ò u, which means that an egg touches a stone. It is a metaphor for overestimation and failure. It comes from Yi Lin by Jiao Yanshou of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Eggs touch stones. If you overestimate yourself, you will fail.

The origin of Idioms

Jiao Yanshou's Yilin (Volume 13) of Han Dynasty: "when an egg fights with a stone, there is no doubt that the elk will be broken; when it moves, there is regret, and it is out of time.

Analysis of Idioms

To strike a stone with an egg

Idiom usage

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