空穴來風未必無因

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wind does not come from an empty cave without reason · there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Written Forms

空穴來風未必無因Traditional · Main Form
空穴来风未必无因Alternate Form

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