bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng

Traditional: 捕風捉影

捕风捉影 (bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2to act on hearsay evidence

Characters in 捕风捉影

捕bǔ · to catch; to seize; to capture风fēng · wind捉zhuō · to clutch影yǐng · picture

Related words

电影movie; film影响influence逮捕to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody风wind风格style被捕to be arrested风险risk; hazard影picture摄影师photographer; cinematographer; cameraman捉to clutch摄影to take a photograph风暴storm

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