yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
Traditional: 一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 (yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise”.
Meanings
- 1lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2fig. empty vessels make the most noise