kōng​xué​lái​fēng

unfounded

  • created sense approved 空穴来风/空穴來風 · kōng​xué​lái​fēng · unfounded — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空穴来风 / 空穴來風

    kōng​xué​lái​fēng

    unfounded

    (idiom) used to describe rumors or claims that have no basis in reality; baseless; groundless

    kōng​xuè​lái​fēng

    空穴 (literal) → 空穴 · kōng​xué · hole 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 空穴来风/空穴來風 · kōng​xué​lái​fēng · having a factual basis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空穴来风 / 空穴來風

    kōng​xué​lái​fēng

    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

    kōng​xuè​lái​fēng

    空穴 (literal) → 空穴 · kōng​xué · 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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 空穴来风/空穴來風 · kōng​xué​lái​fēng · to invite criticism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空穴来风 / 空穴來風

    kōng​xué​lái​fēng

    to invite criticism

    to provide an opening or pretext for others to criticize or find fault

    kōng​xuè​lái​fēng

    空穴 (literal) → 空穴 · kōng​xué · 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

    created sense