थोथा चना बाजे घना 用英语怎么说?

一句话答案
「थोथा चना बाजे घना」是印地语谚语,意为「满瓶不响,半瓶晃荡」,英文可说 Empty vessels make the most noise。

满瓶不响,半瓶晃荡

地道表达
Empty vessels make the most noise
thotha chana baje ghana
例句
The less capable they are, the more they brag — empty vessels make the most noise.
越没本事的人越爱吹牛——थोथा चना बाजे घना。
常见误译
把 चना(鹰嘴豆)误译为泛指豆类चना 特指鹰嘴豆
鹰嘴豆是印度主食,有其文化指向
拼音
thotha chana baje ghana
直译
空心的鹰嘴豆响得最响
使用场景
讽刺没真才实学却爱炫耀的人
出处
印度民间谚语
文化背景
thotha(थोथा)指空心的鹰嘴豆,摇起来响。印度人用它讽刺「半桶水晃荡」,和中文谚语异曲同工。

相关成语 · 同类表达

Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
No hay mal que por bien no venga
Every cloud has a silver lining
Traduttore, traditore
Translators are traitors.
Damlaya damlaya göl olur
Little drops of water make a lake.
Có công mài sắt, có ngày nên kim
With patience and perseverance, even iron becomes a needle.
A buen hambre no hay pan duro
Beggars can't be choosers / Hunger is the best sauce

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