半瓶水響叮噹
bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng
ㄅㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄤ
Simplified 半瓶水响叮当
- 1lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
- 2fig. empty vessels make the most noise
- 3one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest