黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 in English huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
• good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 钟zhong1surname Zhong 毁hui3to destroy 弃qi4to abandon 瓦wa3roof tile 釜fu3kettle 雷lei2surname Lei 鸣ming2to cry (of birds, animals and insects)