开水不响，响水不开開水不響，響水不開開水不響，響水不開

boiling water doesn't make a noise, noisy water isn't boiling

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Truly capable people are quiet, while loud braggarts lack real ability. Compare "empty vessels make the most noise".

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Simplified: 开水不响，响水不开
Traditional (Taiwan): 開水不響，響水不開
Pinyin: kāishuǐ bù xiǎng, xiǎngshuǐ bù kāi
Bopomofo: ㄎㄞㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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