空穴来风未必无因

Traditional: 空穴來風未必無因

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Dictionary entry

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason

What does 空穴来风未必无因 mean?

空穴来风未必无因 (kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1wind does not come from an empty cave without reason

2there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Character breakdown

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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 未wèinot yet · did not 必bìcertainly · must 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]因yīnold variant of 因[yin1]

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空穴来风未必无因

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