huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
黄
huáng
yellow
钟
zhōng
handleless cup; goblet
毁
huǐ
variant of 毀|毁[hui3]
弃
qì
to abandon
瓦
wǎ
roof tile
釜
fǔ
kettle
雷
léi
thunder
鸣
míng
to cry (of birds, animals and insects)