雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo

all talk, little action; threat more than harm

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
雷 léi HSK 5
thunder; surname Lei; mine (weapon)
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny