半瓶水响叮当
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
idiom
Traditional: 半瓶水響叮噹
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- (idiom) lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
- fig. empty vessels make the most noise
- one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
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Related Words
少成多(shǎo chéng duō)— Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
→燕子衔泥垒大窝(yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō)— the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
→叭(bā)— denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
→咕(gū)— (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
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