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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-342bb3ee9728d8ca. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩 一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 [yi1 ping2 zi5 bu4 xiang3 , ban4 ping2 zi5 huang4 dang5] /lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)/fig. empty vessels make the most noise/Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
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Character information
Other forms in these source records: 一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩
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