空穴来风未必无因

kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

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Definitions

1. wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
2. there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

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Child Words of 空穴来风未必无因

• 来 来 lái: to come
• 因 因 yīn: cause
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 未 未 wèi: not yet
• 未必 未必 wèi bì: not necessarily
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 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)
• 空穴来风 空穴来风 kōng xué lái fēng: lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)