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

there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
空 kòng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
穴 xué HSK 6
hole; cave; cavity
来 lái HSK 1
to come; to arrive; next
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
未 wèi HSK 5
not yet; not; have not
必 bì HSK 3
must; necessarily; certainly
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
因 yīn HSK 2
because; reason; cause