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Chinese
Etymology
From 五燈會元．卷二○．鼓山安永禪師:
師曰：『雷聲浩大，雨點全無。』
师曰：『雷声浩大，雨点全无。』 - From: 《五燈會元．卷二○．鼓山安永禪師》
- Shī yuē: ‘Léishēng hàodà, yǔdiǎn quán wú.’
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Idiom
雷聲大，雨點小
- much said but little done, all bark and no bite
2021 April 14, “華為中興TikTok：被特朗普打壓的中國公司境遇迥異”, in BBC News:
相比華為和中興，TikTok的境遇可以形容為「雷聲大，雨點小」——禁令來得有嚴又急，但都沒有真正實施。
相比华为和中兴，TikTok的境遇可以形容为「雷声大，雨点小」——禁令来得有严又急，但都没有真正实施。 - Xiàngbǐ Huáwèi hé Zhōngxìng, TikTok de jìngyù kěyǐ xíngróng wéi “léishēngdà, yǔdiǎnxiǎo” — jìnlìng láidé yǒu yán yòu jí, dàn dōu méiyǒu zhēnzhèng shíshī.
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