An empty cave with nothing inside is just hollow space.
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空穴来风
空穴来风
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
- ，。
Rumors arise from empty holes in the wind; they are not necessarily without cause.
- 貳形adjective
fig. unfounded (story)
- 。
This story is completely baseless.
- 參形adjective
baseless (claim)
- 。
This rumor is without foundation.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
空穴来风
Traditional空穴來風
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
- ，。
Rumors arise from empty holes in the wind; they are not necessarily without cause.
- 貳形adjective
fig. unfounded (story)
- 。
This story is completely baseless.
- 參形adjective
baseless (claim)
- 。
This rumor is without foundation.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
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