黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴

wong4 zung1 wai2 hei3 ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells · good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
  2. good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

Written Forms

黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴Traditional · Main Form
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣Alternate Form

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