空穴来风

kōng xué lái fēng

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Definitions

1. lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
2. fig. unfounded (story)
3. baseless (claim)

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Words Containing 空穴来风

• 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

Child Words of 空穴来风

• 来 来 lái: to come
• 空 空 kōng: empty
• 空 空 kòng: to empty
• 风 风 fēng: wind
• 穴 穴 xué: cave
• 空穴 空穴 kòng xué: electron hole (physics)