空穴来风

Traditional: 空穴來風

kōng xué lái fēng

Dictionary entry

lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)

What does 空穴来风 mean?

空穴来风 (kōng xué lái fēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)

2fig. unfounded (story)

3baseless (claim)

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空kōngempty · air 穴xuécave · cavity 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)风fēngwind · news

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空穴来风

kōng xué lái fēng

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