黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣

huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣

• 毁 毁 huǐ: to destroy; to ruin
• 瓦 瓦 wǎ: roof tile
• 钟 钟 zhōng: clock
• 雷 雷 léi: thunder
• 黄 黄 huáng: yellow
• 弃 弃 qì: to abandon
• 釜 釜 fǔ: kettle
• 雷鸣 雷鸣 léi míng: thunder rolls
• 鸣 鸣 míng: to cry (of birds, animals and insects)