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以卵击石    
yĭ luăn jī shí
英译 (English) Throw an egg against a rock; court disaster by immoderately overestimating one’s own strength
释义 (paraphrase) 拿蛋去碰石头。比喻不估计自己的力量，自取灭亡。
示例 (demonstration) 以一个农民微薄的力量和一群在西山采石的既得利益者对抗，无异于是以卵击石。