created sense approved 空穴来风/空穴來風 · kōngxuéláifēng · unfounded — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空穴来风 / 空穴來風
kōngxuéláifēng
unfounded
(idiom) used to describe rumors or claims that have no basis in reality; baseless; groundless
kōngxuèláifēng
空穴 (literal) → 空穴 · kōngxué · hole 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind
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created sense approved 空穴来风/空穴來風 · kōngxuéláifēng · having a factual basis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空穴来风 / 空穴來風
kōngxuéláifēng
having a factual basis
(idiom, original meaning) rumors or claims that have a specific reason or basis behind them, just as wind finds a hole to blow through
kōngxuèláifēng
空穴 (literal) → 空穴 · kōngxué · hole 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind
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created sense approved 空穴来风/空穴來風 · kōngxuéláifēng · to invite criticism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空穴来风 / 空穴來風
kōngxuéláifēng
to invite criticism
to provide an opening or pretext for others to criticize or find fault
kōngxuèláifēng
空穴 (literal) → 空穴 · kōngxué · hole 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition