干打雷，不下雨
gān​dǎ​léi​bù​xià​yǔ

all thunder and no rain

  • created sense approved 干打雷，不下雨/乾打雷，不下雨 · gān​dǎ​léi​bù​xià​yǔ · all thunder and no rain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干打雷，不下雨 / 乾打雷，不下雨

    gān​dǎ​léi​bù​xià​yǔ

    all thunder and no rain

    Hearing only the sound of thunder without any rain; used to describe a situation where there is a lot of noise or bluster but no actual action is taken

    gān​dǎ​léi​bú​xià​yǔ

    干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · for nothing 打雷 (literal) → 打雷 · dǎ​léi · to thunder ， (non_chinese) 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 下雨 (literal) → 下雨 · xià​yǔ · to rain

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