- 听见风就是雨 tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ to catch at shadowsLiterally "to say it's raining as soon as one hears the wind"; describes believing or spreading rumors without evidence, or agreeing uncritically with whatever one hears.
- 听见风, 就是雨 tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ to believe rumorsto believe every rumor one hears; to jump to conclusions based on hearsay