空穴來風 kōng xué lái fēng

fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. unfounded (story)
  2. 2. baseless (claim)
  3. 3. lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
穴 xué HSK 6
hole; cave; cavity
來 lái
to come; to arrive; next
風 fēng
wind; style; manner