空穴来风

kōng xué lái fēng

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 空穴来风

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
lái

to come

空
kōng

empty

空
kòng

to empty

风
fēng

wind

穴
xué

cave

空穴
kòng xué

electron hole (physics)