空穴来风未必无因
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 空穴來風未必無因
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- (idiom) wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
- there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
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Related Words
无风不起浪(wú fēng bù qǐ làng)· lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
→来去无踪(lái qù wú zōng)· come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
→来无影，去无踪(lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng)· lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
→一无所有(yī wú suǒ yǒu)· not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
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