无风不起浪 in English wu2 feng1 bu4 qi3 lang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) without wind there cannot be waves (idiomatic expression); there must be a reason
  • no smoke without fire

Simplified Characters

无 风 不 起 浪

Traditional Characters

無 風 不 起 浪

Pinyin

wu2 feng1 bu4 qi3 lang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

无wu2not to have 风feng1wind 不bu4(negative prefix) 起qi3to rise 浪lang4wave