听风就是雨

Traditional: 聽風就是雨

tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)

What does 听风就是雨 mean?

听风就是雨 (tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)

2to believe rumors

3to be credulous

Character breakdown

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听yǐnsmile (archaic)风fēngwind · news 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 雨yǔrain · CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

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听风就是雨

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