Meaning of 雷声大，雨点小
雷声大，雨点小 means much fanfare but little follow-through; grand promises but meager results. Pronounced léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo.
- much fanfare but little follow-through; grand promises but meager results
Definitions & Examples
Gōng公
sī司
shuō说
yào要
dà大
lì力
gǎi改
gé革
，
jié结
guǒ果
què却
shì是
léi雷
shēng声
dà大
，
yǔ雨
diǎn点
xiǎo小
，
shén什
me么
dōu都
méi没
yǒu改
gǎi变
。
The company said it would implement major reforms, but it turned out to be much fanfare with little action—nothing changed.
Zhè这
cì次
huán环
bǎo保
yùn运
dòng动
yī一
kāi开
shǐ始
shēng声
shì势
hào浩
dà大
，
zuì最
hòu后
léi雷
shēng声
dà大
，
yǔ雨
diǎn点
xiǎo小
，
bù不
liǎo了
liǎo了
zhī之
。
This environmental campaign started with great fanfare but ended with a whimper, fizzling out without results.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
chuī吹
niú牛
，
tā他
zuò做
shì事
xiàng向
lái来
shì是
léi雷
shēng声
dà大
，
yǔ雨
diǎn点
xiǎo小
。
Don't listen to his bragging; he always makes big promises but delivers little.
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