雷聲大雨點小

Chinese

		thunder	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	raindrop	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
trad. (雷聲大雨點小)		雷聲	大	雨點	小
simp. (雷声大雨点小)		雷声	大	雨点	小

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léishēng dà yǔdiǎn xiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ sing¹ daai⁶ jyu⁵ dim² siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léishēng dà yǔdiǎn xiǎo [Phonetic: léishēngdàyúdiánxiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léisheng dà yǔdiǎn siǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-shêng¹ ta⁴ yü³-tien³ hsiao³
    • Yale: léi-shēng dà yǔ-dyǎn syǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leisheng dah yeudean sheau
    • Palladius: лэйшэн да юйдянь сяо (lɛjšɛn da jujdjanʹ sjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ sing¹ daai⁶ jyu⁵ dim² siu²
    • Yale: lèuih sīng daaih yúh dím síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ sing¹ daai⁶ jy⁵ dim² siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ xing¹ dai⁶ yu⁵ dim² xiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jyː¹³ tiːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Phrase

雷聲大雨點小

1. Alternative form of 雷聲大，雨點小 / 雷声大，雨点小 (léishēng dà, yǔdiǎn xiǎo, “much said but little done”)

   他每次都說要如何改善員工的福利，卻總是雷聲大雨點小。 [MSC, trad.]
   他每次都说要如何改善员工的福利，却总是雷声大雨点小。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā měicì dōu shuō yào rúhé gǎishàn yuángōng de fúlì, què zǒngshì léishēngdàyǔdiǎnxiǎo. [Pinyin]

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   • 你既不幹上，昨日那等雷聲大雨點小，要打著教他上吊。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     你既不干上，昨日那等雷声大雨点小，要打著教他上吊。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE

     Nǐ jì bù gàn shàng, zuórì nà děng léishēngdàyǔdiǎnxiǎo, yào dǎ zhù jiào tā shàngdiào. [Pinyin]

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References

• “雷聲大雨點小”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.