huáng​zhōng​huǐ​qì

capable people are ignored

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

    黄钟毁弃 / 黃鐘毀棄 huáng​zhōng​huǐ​qì

    瓦釜雷鸣 / 瓦釜雷鳴 wǎ​fǔ​léi​míng

    see

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  • created reference approved 黄钟毁弃/黃鐘毀棄 → 黄钟长弃/黃鐘長棄 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄钟毁弃 / 黃鐘毀棄 huáng​zhōng​huǐ​qì

    黄钟长弃 / 黃鐘長棄 huáng​zhōng​cháng​qì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 黄钟毁弃/黃鐘毀棄 · huáng​zhōng​huǐ​qì · capable people are ignored — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄钟毁弃 / 黃鐘毀棄

    huáng​zhōng​huǐ​qì

    capable people are ignored

    literally meaning the standard musical bells are destroyed and discarded; used to describe a situation where talented and virtuous people are neglected while mediocre individuals are given power

    黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 钟 (literal) → 钟/鐘 · zhōng · bell 毁弃 (literal) → 毁弃/毀棄 · huǐ​qì · to scrap

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