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)
simp. (听了风就是雨)
Literally: “to presume it'll rain once (one) hears wind”.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tīng le fēng jiù shì yǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ

  • 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: tʻing15 fêng1 chiu4 shih43
      • 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