雷聲大，雨點小

Chinese
thunder
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 raindrop
 
small; tiny; few; young
trad. (雷聲大，雨點小) 雷聲 大 ， 雨點 小
simp. (雷声大，雨点小) 雷声 大 ， 雨点 小
Literally: “loud thunder but small raindrops”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): léishēng dà, yǔdiǎn xiǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˋ, ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: léishēng dà, yǔdiǎn xiǎo [Phonetic: léishēngdà,yúdiánxiǎo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˋ, ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leisheng dah, yeudean sheau
      • IPA (key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

雷聲大，雨點小

  1. much said but little done
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