空穴來風 (hung1 jyut6 loi4 fung1) — an empty hole invites the wind in Cantonese | HKDictionary

hungˉ¹空jyutˍ₆穴loiˎ₄來fungˉ¹風

简空穴来风

Mandarin Pinyin: kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1

Meaning of 空穴來風

nounan empty hole invites the wind

noununconfirmed rumour; rumour without proof; groundless rumour

nounweakness lends wings to rumours; there's no smoke without fire

Characters in 空穴來風

sky; space; air

acupoint; acupuncture point

used after a verb to indicate the result

certain disease supposedly caused by wind

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