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)
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)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
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1 thunderous applause (idiom)
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
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
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
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)
点头哈腰
diǎn tóu hā yāo
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1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
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2 unctuous fawning