捕风捉影
Traditional form:
捕風捉影
Pinyin (reading):
bǔfēngzhuōyǐng
Definitions:
- lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- to act on hearsay evidence
Characters:
- 捕 - to arrest, to catch, to seize
- 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
- 捉 - to clutch, to grasp, to seize
- 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph
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