tīng fēng jiù shì yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous
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Original source entry:

聽風就是雨 听风就是雨 [ting1 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3] /lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)/to believe rumors/to be credulous/

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