瓦釜雷鳴
wǎ​fǔ​léi​míng

mediocrities making a big show

  • created reference approved 瓦釜雷鸣/瓦釜雷鳴 → 黄钟毁弃/黃鐘毀棄 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瓦釜雷鸣 / 瓦釜雷鳴 wǎ​fǔ​léi​míng

    黄钟毁弃 / 黃鐘毀棄 huáng​zhōng​huǐ​qì

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 瓦釜雷鸣/瓦釜雷鳴 · wǎ​fǔ​léi​míng · mediocrities making a big show — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瓦釜雷鸣 / 瓦釜雷鳴

    wǎ​fǔ​léi​míng

    mediocrities making a big show

    Literally meaning an earthenware pot makes a thunderous sound; used to describe mediocre or untalented people occupying high-ranking positions while virtuous people are ignored; also used to describe poor writing becoming popular. Often used in contrast with [[黄钟毁弃|黃鐘毀棄|huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4]].

    瓦 (literal) → 瓦 · wǎ · earthenware 釜 (literal) → 釜 · fǔ · cauldron 雷鸣 (literal) → 雷鸣/雷鳴 · léi​míng · thunderclap

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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