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

  1. 1lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2fig. empty vessels make the most noise

Characters in 一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡

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