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Open the tool →雷鸣瓦釜 (léi míng wǎ fǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a person of little talent or virtue who occupies a high position and makes a great, ostentatious display; an empty vessel making much noise”.
雷鸣瓦釜 is pronounced léi míng wǎ fǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 雷鸣瓦釜 means “Earthenware pot rumbling like thunder”. It is used to mean “to describe a person of little talent or virtue who occupies a high position and makes a great, ostentatious display; an empty vessel making much noise”.
釜:锅。锅发出雷一般的响声。比喻无德无才的人占据高位,声势烜赫。