干打雷，不下雨

Traditional: 乾打雷，不下雨

gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

Dictionary entry

all thunder but no rain (idiom)

What does 干打雷，不下雨 mean?

干打雷，不下雨 (gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1all thunder but no rain (idiom)

2a lot of noise but no action

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干gānold variant of 乾|干[gan1]打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]雷Léisurname Lei 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-下xiàdown · downwards 雨yǔrain · CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

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干打雷，不下雨

gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

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