鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
é luǎn shí
Pinyin
Definition
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
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- pebble
- cobblestone
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一石二鸟
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
事危累卵
- 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
- 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
- 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
危如累卵
- 1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
- 2 in a dangerous state