瓦釜雷鳴 (ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4) — to describe people in power that are only mediocre in Cantonese
ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴简 瓦釜雷鸣
Mandarin Pinyin: wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2
Meaning of 瓦釜雷鳴
nounto describe people in power that are only mediocre
Example Sentences with 瓦釜雷鳴
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
He's like a pot making thunderous noises.
siuˊ²小janˎ₄人dakˉ¹得zi3,志，ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
A nobody becomes successful, like a pot making thunderous noises.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好ciˏ₅似ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
This place is like a pot making thunderous noises.
baanˉ¹班jauˏ₅友ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
Those guys are like pots making thunderous noises.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
It's really like a pot making thunderous noises.
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