Yi Luan Tou Shi means to throw an egg against a stone, metaphorically representing an action that ignores one's own capabilities and leads to self-destruction. It is an adverbial-predicative structure, used as predicate, attribute, or object, and carries a negative connotation.
以卵投石比喻不估计自己的力量，自取灭亡，是偏正式结构，作谓语、定语、宾语，含有贬义。
| 成语 | 以卵投石 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 拿蛋去碰石头。比喻不估计自己的力量，自取灭亡。 |
| 出处 | 《荀子·议兵》：“经桀作尧，譬之若以卵投石，以指绕沸。” |
| 拼音 | yǐ luǎn tóu shí |
| 拼音码 | ylts |
| 近义词 | 不自量力、无济于事、自取灭亡 |
| 反义词 | 行之有效 |
| 用法 | 偏正式；作谓语、定语、宾语；含贬义 |
| 英语 | like an egg knocking itself against a stone |
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