雷声大雨点小了 再过几年
“it would be "much talk but little action." In another few years,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拖个一年半载
“But after a year or so,”
雷声大雨点小 了 再过几年
“it would be "much talk but little action." In another few years,”
“Don't panic; this crackdown will lose its teeth soon, and in a couple of years, it won't matter at all.”
In Chinese organizational politics, seasoned players often use delaying tactics ('拖') to outlast short-term political winds and administrative crackdowns.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a lot of talk but little action; much cry and little wool
A very common idiom used when someone announces a grand plan or fierce crackdown but delivers negligible actual results.
after a few more years
Used as a temporal transition indicating long-term projection.
Marks a change of state, indicating that the enforcement intensity has downgraded to minor consequences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“All talk and no action again.”
“All talk and no action. I don't see you really cursing.”
“Hong Jinkui is all bark but no bite.”