雷大雨小

Mandarin · pinyin léi dà yǔ xiǎo

Meanings

  1. lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action
  2. his bark is worse than his bite
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雷
léi · thunder
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
雨
yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
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2–4–3–3 · lei2 da4 yu3 xiao3

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leoi4 daai6 jyu5 siu2

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leoi4 daai6 jyu5 siu2

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雷大雨小 · lei2 da4 yu3 xiao3
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Exact source record雷大雨小 雷大雨小 [lei2 da4 yu3 xiao3] /lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action/his bark is worse than his bite/