lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence
trad. 捕風捉影
Also written 捕風捉影【bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng】
Characters in this word
4捕
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to catch; to seize; to capture
- Pinyin
- bǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 25030 of 2500
风
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wind, news, style, custom, manner, CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 風
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2842 of 2500
捉
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to clutch, to grab, to capture
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 3861 of 2500
影
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picture, image, film, movie, photograph, reflection, shadow, trace
- Pinyin
- yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 13143 of 2500