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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

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

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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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1–1–4–4–3 · ting1 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3

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