黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴 huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
黃 huáng
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
鐘 zhōng
clock; o'clock; bell
譭 huǐ
to destroy; to damage; to ruin
棄 qì
to abandon; to throw away; to discard
瓦 wǎ HSK 6
roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特wǎ tè
釜 fǔ
cauldron; kettle
雷 léi HSK 5
thunder; surname Lei; mine (weapon)
鳴 míng
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound