bun3 ping4 seoi2 hoeng2 ding1 dong1半瓶水響叮噹半瓶水响叮当
Jyutpingbun3 ping4 seoi2 hoeng2 ding1 dong1
Yalebun pìngh séui héung dīng dōng

Definition

lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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必要條件必要条件
bit1 jiu3 tiu4 gin2requirement
白撈白捞
baak6 lou1to have worked pointlessly for nothing or for little reward; for all of one's...
背信棄義背信弃义
bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; perfidy
巴豆殼巴豆壳
baa1 dau2 hok3bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative
不絕如縷不绝如缕
bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5hanging by a thread; almost extinct
包乾兒包干儿
baau1 gon1 ji4erhua variant of 包乾|包干[bao1 gan1]
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