黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

黄 huáng
HSK 3
yellow; surname
钟 zhōng
HSK 1
clock; bell
毁 huǐ
HSK 6
destroy
弃 qì
HSK 4
reject, abandon, discard
瓦 wǎ
HSK 6
tile; earthenware pottery; girl
釜 fǔ cauldron, pot, kettle
雷 léi
HSK 5
thunder
鸣 míng
HSK 6
cry of bird or animal; make sound