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雷聲大，雨點小

简雷声大，雨点小 · 繁雷聲大，雨點小

Mandarin · pinyin léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo

lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)
fig. a lot of talk, but no action

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雷: léi · thunder
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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