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見風是雨

简见风是雨 · 繁見風是雨

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn fēng shì yǔ

lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
to believe whatever people suggest

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–1–4–3 · jian4 feng1 shi4 yu3

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