bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
Traditional: 半瓶水響叮噹
半瓶水响叮当 (bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest”.
Meanings
- 1lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
- 2fig. empty vessels make the most noise
- 3one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest