Driving sheep and fighting wolves
This is a metaphor for a weak attack on a strong one.
Idioms and allusions
Source: Tang Lun Zhong written by Zhang Lei of Song Dynasty: "the emperor of Ming Dynasty and the heavy soldiers could not fight against the strong horse of Yan Dynasty
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate and attributive; refers to great disparity of power
Chinese PinYin : qū yáng zhàn láng
Driving sheep and fighting wolves
strike at the root of the trouble. chōu xīn zhǐ fèi
An evil son and a lonely minister. niè zǐ gū chén
the disparity of numerical strength is too great. zhòng guǎ shì shū
the hearts come together across the land. shuài tǔ zhái xīn