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空穴来风

kōng xué lái fēng

4-character word Traditional 空穴來風

What 空穴来风 means

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

The characters in 空穴来风

• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 穴xuécave; cavity; hole
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 风fēngwind; news; style

Words starting with 空穴来风

• 空穴来风未必无因kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīnwind does not come from an empty cave without reason…

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