聽了風就是雨

Chinese

		let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	be; yes; this	rain
trad. (聽了風就是雨)		聽	了	風	就	是	雨
simp. (听了风就是雨)		听	了	风	就	是	雨
Literally: “to presume it'll rain once (one) hears wind”.

Alternative forms

• 聽風是雨／听风是雨
• 聽風就是雨／听风就是雨
• 聽見風就是雨／听见风就是雨 (tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ)
• 聽到風就是雨／听到风就是雨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tīng le fēng jiù shì yǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tīng le fēng jiù shì yǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ting le̊ fong jiòu shìh yǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing¹ lê⁵ fêng¹ chiu⁴ shih⁴ yü³
    • Yale: tīng le fēng jyòu shr̀ yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ting .le feng jiow shyh yeu
    • Palladius: тин лэ фэн цзю ши юй (tin lɛ fɛn czju ši juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ lə² fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

聽了風就是雨

1. to easily believe in hearsay; to overreact to rumors