gān
léi
,
xià

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 干打雷,不下雨

干打雷,不下雨 means all bark and no bite; much noise but no action. Pronounced gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ.

  • all bark and no bite; much noise but no action

Definitions & Examples

shuō
le
yào
jiǎn
féi
hǎo
duō
 
dàn
zǒng
shì
gān
léi
 
xià
 

He's said he wants to lose weight many times, but it's always all talk and no action.

Gōng
guǎn
céng
duì
gǎi
shēng
hěn
gāo
 
dàn
zhí
dào
xiàn
zài
hái
shì
gān
léi
 
xià
 

The company management has been very vocal about reforms, but so far it's been much noise and no action.

Bié
tīng
de
chéng
nuò
 
zhè
ge
rén
jīng
cháng
gān
léi
 
xià
 

Don't listen to his promises; he's often all bark and no bite.