干打雷
gān​dǎ​léi

all talk and no action

gān​dǎ​léi all talk and no action · to plant without fertilizing
  1. 干 乾 gān adverb
    for nothing
    in vain; with no result; only; simply; helplessly
  2. 打雷 dǎ​léi verb + noun
    to thunder
    to rumble with thunder; to have a clap of thunder

gān​dǎ​léi to fake cry
  1. 干 乾 gān
    nominal
    existing in name only; formal; perfunctory; hollow; surface appearance without substance
  2. 打雷 dǎ​léi verb + noun
    to thunder
    to rumble with thunder; to have a clap of thunder

gān​dǎ​léi thunder without rain
  1. 干 乾 gān adjectiveparticle
    dry
    dry; lacking moisture; arid; dehydrated
  2. 打雷 dǎ​léi verb + noun
    to thunder
    to rumble with thunder; to have a clap of thunder