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空穴來風
hung1 jyut6 loi4 fung1
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[1] weakness lends wings to rumours; there's no smoke without fire [2] unconfirmed rumour; rumour without proof; groundless rumour [literal] an empty hole invites the wind  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1361 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 8th Nov 2015 10:15 and last edited on 9th Nov 2015 09:20 |
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Characters in this word:空 hung1 - empty; vacant; free time; sky; fruitless穴 jyut6 - cave; hole; den; grave; acupoint 來 loi4 - come; arrive; future 風 fung1 fung3 - wind |
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