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黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huángzhōnghuǐqìwǎfǔléimíng
Traditional: 黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells / good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
Character Breakdown
黄
huáng
yellow; surname
HSK 3
钟
zhōng
clock; bell
HSK 1
毁
huǐ
to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander
HSK 6
弃
qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
HSK 4
瓦
wǎ
tile; pottery, earthenware
HSK 6
釜
fǔ
cauldron, kettle, pot
雷
léi
thunder; surname
HSK 5
鸣
míng
a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
HSK 6
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