无风不起浪

Traditional: 無風不起浪

wú fēng bù qǐ làng

Dictionary entry

lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason

What does 无风不起浪 mean?

无风不起浪 (wú fēng bù qǐ làng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason

2no smoke without fire

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]风fēngwind · news 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-起qǐto rise · to raise 浪làngwave · breaker

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无风不起浪

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