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听风就是雨

tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ

5-character word Traditional 聽風就是雨

What 听风就是雨 means

1. lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
2. to believe rumors
3. to be credulous

The characters in 听风就是雨

• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 雨yǔrain

Example sentences

• 不要听风就是雨。
  If you hear hoofbeats, don't look for zebras.