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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

shǒu kǒu rú píng

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

xīn píng jiù jiǔ

1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)

新瓶装旧酒

xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ

1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)

Sample Sentences

原来如此，大致的概念我懂了，那你说说我手上这瓶百香果啤酒的特色在哪儿？

yuánláirúcǐ ，dàzhì de gàiniàn wǒ dǒng le ，nà nǐ shuō shuō wǒ shǒu shàng zhè píng bǎixiāngguǒ píjiǔ de tèsè zài nǎr ？

Ah, so that’s how it is. I understand the general idea. Then can you describe the features of this bottle of passion fruit beer that I have here?

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原来如此，怪不得每次一口气喝下一大瓶水后都会觉得肠胃不适，诶，老赵，夏天快到了，你说喝水可以减肥吗？

yuánláirúcǐ ，guàibude měicì yīkǒuqì hēxià yī dà píng shuǐ hòu dōuhuì juéde chángwèi bùshì ，ēi ，Lǎo Zhào ，xiàtiān kuài dào le ，nǐ shuō hēshuǐ kěyǐ jiǎnféi ma ？

Ah, so that's how it is. No wonder every time I drink a big bottle of water in one go, my digestive system feels a little off. Agh, Lao Zhao, summer's almost here, can drinking water help you lose weight?

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我说这狗肉电瓶车，科技高是高，但价格更是高翻天，电瓶车怎么跑也跑不赢摩托车，竟然要卖上万块，直接抢还比较快一点。

wǒ shuō zhè gǒuròu diànpíngchē ，kējì gāo shì gāo ，dàn jiàgé gèng shì gāo fāntiān ，diànpíngchē zěnme pǎo yě pǎo bù yíng mótuōchē ，jìngrán yào mài shàng wàn kuài ，zhíjiē qiǎng hái bǐjiào kuài yīdiǎn 。

This battery-powered scooter may be high tech, but its price is really out of this world. However fast a battery-powered scooter runs it can't outrun a motorcycle. And they sell it for over 10,000 yuan? Wouldn't they be quicker just robbing you?

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电瓶车跟烧油排废气的摩托车根本不在一个水平上，怎么能放在一起比？虽然它号称是拿一二五机车当对手，但那也是为了给普罗大众一个参考值罢了。

diànpíngchē gēn shāo yóu pái fèiqì de mótuōchē gēnběn bùzài yī gè shuǐpíng shàng ，zěnme néng fàng zài yīqǐ bǐ ？suīrán tā hàochēng shì ná yī èr wǔjīchē dāng duìshǒu ，dàn nà yě shì wèile gěi pǔluódàzhòng yī gè cānkǎozhí bàle 。

Battery-powered scooters and petrol-burning air polluting motorcycles aren't in the same class. How can you compare them? Although they say that it is a competitor of 125cc scooters, that's really just to give the average man on the street a point of reference.

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但是同样是锂电池高速度电瓶车，小牛的价格可是亲民多了。

dànshì tóngyàng shì lǐdiànchí gāo sùdù diànpíngchē ，xiǎoniú de jiàgé kě shì qīnmín duō le 。

But both of them are high-speed lithium battery-powered scooters. It's just that the pricing of the NIU scooter is a lot more consumer-friendly.

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你打开我的行李箱，黄色塑料袋里包了一个瓶子，瓶子里面应该还有些热茶，喝的时候小心，应该还有点烫。

nǐ dǎkāi wǒ de xínglixiāng ，huángsè sùliào dài lǐ bāo le yī gè píngzi ，píngzi lǐmiàn yīnggāi hái yǒuxiē rè chá ，hē de shíhou xiǎoxīn ，yīnggāi hái yǒudiǎn tàng 。

Open my suitcase, there's a bottle wrapped in the yellow plastic bag. In the bottle there should be some hot tea. Be careful when you're drinking it, it's likely still a bit scalding.

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我知道废纸、空瓶，可以回收啦，但没想到有百分之四十那么高。

wǒ zhīdào fèizhǐ 、kòng píng ，kěyǐ huíshōu la ，dàn méixiǎngdào yǒu bǎi fēnzhī sìshí nàme gāo 。

I know waste paper and empty bottles can be recycled, but I didn't think it was as high as 40%.

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对啊，这半瓶醋是哪门子的领导！

duì a ，zhè bànpíngcù shì nǎménzi de lǐngdǎo ！

Exactly! What kind of leader is this dabbler?

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一瓶水

yī píng shuǐ

one bottle of water

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我有三瓶水。

wǒ yǒu sān píng shuǐ 。

I have 3 bottles of water.

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