捕风捉影

bǔfēngzhuōyǐng

chase the wind and clutch at shadows—speak or act on hearsay evidence

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speak or act on hearsay evidance

【法】 catch at shadow; run after shadow

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speak or act on hearsay evidence

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bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng

chase the wind and clutch at shadows, make groundless accusations, speak on hearsay evidence

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bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3

lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations, to act on hearsay evidence

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捕风捉影

bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng

chase the wind and clutch at shadows -- make groundless accusations; bark up the wrong tree; be a mare's-nest; beat the air; catch (clutch) at shadows; catching the wind and grasping at the shadow; catch the winds and grasp the shadow -- invent a story; grasp at shadows -- to trump; make accusations on hearsay; make up a story; run after a shadow; speak or act on hearsay evidence

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捕風捉影|捕风捉影 [bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng] ► lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations ► to act on hearsay evidence