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聽風就是雨

tīngfēngjiùshìyǔ

ㄊㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ

Simplified 听风就是雨

  1. 1lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
  2. 2to believe rumors
  3. 3to be credulous
Example

不要聽風就是雨。

búyào tīngfēngjiùshìyǔ

If you hear hoofbeats, don't look for zebras.

Keep 聽風就是雨 and it comes back until you know it.

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