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黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴

简黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 · 繁黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴

Mandarin · pinyin huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
鐘: Look up this written character
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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
釜: fǔ · cauldron, pot, kettle
雷: léi · thunder
鳴: Look up this written character
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
钟: zhōng · clock; bell
毁: huǐ · destroy
弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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2–1–3–4–3–3–2–2 · huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2

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wong4 zung1 wai2 hei3 ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4

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