"空穴來風" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "The twisted branches of a trifoliate orange tree invite birds to nest, and hollows and cracks summon the wind.",
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Song Yu, 《風賦》",
      "roman": "Zhǐ gōu lái cháo, kōng xué lái fēng.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "枳句來巢，空穴來風。",
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        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
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      "roman": "Zhǐ gōu lái cháo, kōng xué lái fēng.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "枳句来巢，空穴来风。",
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  "etymology_text": "From 《風賦》allegedly composed by Song Yu:\n:\nNote: the historical usage of the idiom may be etymologically unrelated to the mainstream usage today. See usage notes below for more.",
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  "literal_meaning": "Empty holes attract the wind",
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kōngxuéláifēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kōngxuèláifēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ jyut⁶ loi⁴ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khang-hia̍t-lâi-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kōngxuéláifēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongsyuéláifong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻung¹-hsüeh²-lai²-fêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kūng-sywé-lái-fēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongshyuelaifeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кунсюэлайфэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kunsjuelajfɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongsyuèláifong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻung¹-hsüeh⁴-lai²-fêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kūng-sywè-lái-fēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongshiuehlaifeng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hūng yuht lòih fūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ jyt⁹ loi⁴ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ yud⁶ loi⁴ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khang-hia̍t-lâi-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khang-hia̍t-lâi-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qanghiadlai'hofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khuwng|khuwngH hwet loj pjuwng|pjuwngH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kʰˤoŋ|kʰˤoŋʔ [ɢ]ʷˤi[t] mə.rˤək|mə.rˤək prəm|prəm-s/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kʰoːŋ|kʰoːŋs ɡʷliːɡ m·rɯːɡ plum|plums/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ɢ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[t]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kʰoːŋ|kʰoːŋs ɡʷliːɡ m·rɯːɡ plum|plums/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Song Yu"
  ],
  "word": "空穴來風"
}

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    "Chinese terms spelled with 來",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 穴",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 空",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 風",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Middle Chinese idioms",
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      "english": "The twisted branches of a trifoliate orange tree invite birds to nest, and hollows and cracks summon the wind.",
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      "text": "枳句來巢，空穴來風。",
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      "zh-pron": "kōngxuéláifēng"
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        "Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "hung¹ jyut⁶ loi⁴ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khang-hia̍t-lâi-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kōngxuéláifēng"
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      "zh-pron": "kongsyuéláifong"
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      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "kūng-sywé-lái-fēng"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kongshyuelaifeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кунсюэлайфэн"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kunsjuelajfɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kōngxuèláifēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "kongsyuèláifong"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "kʻung¹-hsüeh⁴-lai²-fêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kūng-sywè-lái-fēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongshiuehlaifeng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hūng yuht lòih fūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ jyt⁹ loi⁴ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ yud⁶ loi⁴ fung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "khang-hia̍t-lâi-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khang-hia̍t-lâi-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qanghiadlai'hofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khuwng|khuwngH hwet loj pjuwng|pjuwngH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kʰˤoŋ|kʰˤoŋʔ [ɢ]ʷˤi[t] mə.rˤək|mə.rˤək prəm|prəm-s/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kʰoːŋ|kʰoːŋs ɡʷliːɡ m·rɯːɡ plum|plums/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ɢ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[t]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kʰoːŋ|kʰoːŋs ɡʷliːɡ m·rɯːɡ plum|plums/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Song Yu"
  ],
  "word": "空穴來風"
}

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