雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action
  2. his bark is worse than his bite

CHARACTERS

雷 léi
HSK 5
thunder
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
雨 yǔ
HSK 1
rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant