聽見風就是雨
简 听见风就是雨 · 繁 聽見風就是雨Meanings
- lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
- to agree uncritically with whatever people say
- to parrot other people's words
- to chime in with others
Characters in this entry
- 聽
- tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 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
- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
- 风
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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Mandarin tones
1–4–1–4–4–3 · ting1 jian4 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ting1 gin3 fung1 zau6 si6 jyu5
Cantonese word readings for 聽見風就是雨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to agree uncritically with whatever people say
- (idiomatic) to parrot other people's words, to chime in with others
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