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一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩

简一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 · 繁一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩

Mandarin · pinyin yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

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

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
瓶: píng · jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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半: bàn · half
晃: huǎng · bright, dazzling; to sway, shake
蕩: Look up this written character
响: xiǎng · make sound, make noise; sound
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

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