开瓶费 (開瓶費)
kāi píng fèi
Pinyin
Definition
开瓶费 (開瓶費)
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- corkage fee
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
半瓶水响叮当
- 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
- 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
守口如瓶
- 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- 2 reticent
- 3 not breathing a word
新瓶旧酒
- 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
- 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
Sample Sentences
酒水钱、开瓶费
corkage fee