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黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴
huángzhōnghuǐqìwǎfǔléimíng
1.
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
2.
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
Character Breakdown
黄
huáng
yellow; surname
HSK 3
11 丶
钟
zhōng
clock; bell
HSK 1
9 丶
毁
huǐ
to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander
HSK 6
13 丶
弃
qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
HSK 4
7 丶
瓦
wǎ
tile; pottery, earthenware
HSK 6
4 丶
釜
fǔ
cauldron, kettle, pot
10 丶
雷
léi
thunder; surname
HSK 5
13 丶
鸣
míng
a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
HSK 6
8 丶
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