以卵击石(以卵擊石)

Prononciation: yǐ luǎn jī shí Signification littérale: Strike stone with an egg

Origine et Usage

Using (以) an egg (卵) to strike (击) a stone (石). The comparison appears across the Warring States philosophers and its point is that the outcome does not depend on force, effort or resolve — the mismatch is in the materials, and no amount of determination changes what an egg is. That distinguishes it from ordinary long odds. Confrontations that are settled before they begin — usually invoked to argue that the weaker party should choose different ground.

Exemples

Anglais: "A three-person startup suing a company with a permanent legal department"

Chinois: 三个人的公司去告一家养着整支法务团队的巨头