一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang · yi ping zi bu xiang , ban ping zi huang dang

Traditional 一瓶子不響,半瓶子晃蕩

Meaning

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  1. lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. fig. empty vessels make the most noise
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