空穴来风 in English kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) wind from an empty cave (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically unfounded (story)
  • baseless (claim)

Simplified Characters

空 穴 来 风

Traditional Characters

空 穴 來 風

Pinyin

kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

空kong1empty 穴xue2cave 来lai2to come 风feng1wind