大山鳴動して鼠一匹

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
さん > ざん
Grade: 1
めい
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3
ねずみ
Hyōgaiji
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
ひき > ぴき
Grade: S
on’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Literally “The mountain is rumbling tremendously, but it turns out that only a rat appears”.

Noun[edit]

(たい)(ざん)(めい)(どう)して(ねずみ)(いっ)(ぴき) (taizan meidō shite nezumi ippiki

  1. all bark and no bite; great cry and little wool