雷聲大，雨點小
léi​shēng​dà​yǔ​diǎn​xiǎo

all talk and no action

  • created sense approved 雷声大，雨点小/雷聲大，雨點小 · léi​shēng​dà​yǔ​diǎn​xiǎo · all talk and no action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雷声大，雨点小 / 雷聲大，雨點小

    léi​shēng​dà​yǔ​diǎn​xiǎo

    all talk and no action

    loud thunder but small raindrops; describes a situation with a lot of noise or hype but very little actual result or activity

    雷声 (literal) → 雷声/雷聲 · léi​shēng · thunder 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big ， (non_chinese) 雨点 (literal) → 雨点/雨點 · yǔ​diǎn · raindrop 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small

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