聽見風就是雨
tīng​jiàn​fēng​jiù​shì​yǔ

to catch at shadows

  • created sense approved 听见风就是雨/聽見風就是雨 · tīng​jiàn​fēng​jiù​shì​yǔ · to catch at shadows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听见风就是雨 / 聽見風就是雨

    tīng​jiàn​fēng​jiù​shì​yǔ

    to catch at shadows

    Literally "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 (literal) → 听见/聽見 · tīng​jiàn · to hear 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · news 就是 (literal) → 就是 · jiù​shì · exactly 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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    created sense