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聽風就是雨
简 听风就是雨 · 繁 聽風就是雨Mandarin · pinyin tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ
Meanings
- lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
- to believe rumors
- to be credulous
Characters in this entry
- 聽
- tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
- 風
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
- 就
- jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 雨
- yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
- 听
- tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
- 风
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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Mandarin tones
1–1–4–4–3 · ting1 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3
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ting1 fung1 zau6 si6 jyu5
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