空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
Pinyin

Definition

空穴来风未必无因
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kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
因
yīn
  1. 1 old variant of 因[yīn]
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
天空
tiān kōng
  1. 1 sky
必
bì
  1. 1 certainly
  2. 2 must
  3. 3 will
  4. 4 necessarily
必要
bì yào
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 essential
  3. 3 indispensable
  4. 4 required
必须
bì xū
  1. 1 to have to
  2. 2 must
  3. 3 compulsory
  4. 4 necessarily
未
wèi
  1. 1 not yet
  2. 2 did not
  3. 3 have not
  4. 4 not
  5. 5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. 6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未来
wèi lái
  1. 1 future
  2. 2 tomorrow
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 approaching
  5. 5 coming
  6. 6 pending
空气
kōng qì
  1. 1 air
  2. 2 atmosphere
空间
kōng jiān
  1. 1 space
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 (fig.) scope
  4. 4 leeway
  5. 5 (astronomy) outer space
  6. 6 (physics, math.) space
上空
shàng kōng
  1. 1 overhead
  2. 2 in the sky
何必
hé bì
  1. 1 there is no need
  2. 2 why should
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
务必
wù bì
  1. 1 must
  2. 2 to need to
  3. 3 to be sure to
势必
shì bì
  1. 1 to be bound to
  2. 2 undoubtedly will
因果
yīn guǒ
  1. 1 karma
  2. 2 cause and effect
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
因素
yīn sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
因缘
yīn yuán
  1. 1 chance
  2. 2 opportunity
  3. 3 predestined relationship
  4. 4 (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
  5. 5 chain of cause and effect

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
  1. 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
  1. 1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  2. 2 every moment counts
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative

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