雷声大，雨点小 — “Loud thunder, small raindrops”
雷声大，雨点小 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a great show or talk a lot about something, but with very little actual action or result; much talk, little action”. Literally, “Loud thunder, small raindrops”.
雷声大，雨点小 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 雷声大，雨点小 mean?
雷声大，雨点小 (léi shēng dà ， yǔ diǎn xiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a great show or talk a lot about something, but with very little actual action or result; much talk, little action”.
How do you pronounce 雷声大，雨点小?
雷声大，雨点小 is pronounced léi shēng dà ， yǔ diǎn xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 雷声大，雨点小 literally mean?
Literally, 雷声大，雨点小 means “Loud thunder, small raindrops”. It is used to mean “to make a great show or talk a lot about something, but with very little actual action or result; much talk, little action”.
What is the Chinese definition of 雷声大，雨点小?
比喻做起事来声势造得很大，实际行动却很少。