一瓶不响,半瓶晃荡怎么读 一瓶不响,半瓶晃荡的意思

píng xiǎng bàn píng huàng dàng

一瓶不响,半瓶晃荡

基本信息

拼音:yī píng bù xiǎng,bàn píng huàng dàng

注音:ㄧㄆㄧㄥˊㄅㄨˋㄆㄧㄥˊㄏㄨㄤˋㄉㄤˋ

解释:瓶中装满水晃不响,装半瓶水时一晃就响。比喻充实的人谦虚寡言,而浅薄的人偏偏爱显示夸耀自己。

出处:宋·宗杲录《大慧普禅师宗门武库·湛堂和尚》:“你这瓶子本自洁净,却被这些恶水在里面,又不满,只管向,要得不响,须是依前倾出飏却荡洗了,却满着一瓶好水便不响,因甚不响?盖谓满了。”

单字解释: [一]的意思 [瓶]的意思 [不]的意思 [响]的意思 [半]的意思 [瓶]的意思 [晃]的意思 [荡]的意思

英语解释

When the bottle is full of water, it doesn't make a sound. When half a bottle of water is filled, it makes a sound. Metaphor: a full man is modest and speechless, while a shallow man likes to show and boast about himself.