干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
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1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
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2 a lot of noise but no action
咆哮如雷
páo xiào rú léi
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1 to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
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1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
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1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
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2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
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1 thunderous applause (idiom)
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
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1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
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1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
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2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
雷厉风行
léi lì fēng xíng
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1 pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
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1 not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
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2 to adhere rigidly to regulations
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3 will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
雷声大，雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
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1 loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
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2 action speaks louder than words
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3 his bite is worse than his bark
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
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1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
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2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)