事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
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1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
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1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
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2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
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1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
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1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
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2 in a dangerous state
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
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1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
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1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
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1 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
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1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
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2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
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1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
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2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)