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捕風捉影 (bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

捕風捉影 (bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2, bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng) — lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 捕快 (bou6 faai3) — noun; detective, constable for catching criminals in middle-age China
• 捕蠅紙 (bou6 jing4 zi2) — Flypaper
• 捕 (bou6) — to catch; to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hunt; to trap
• 捕俘 (bou6 fu1) — to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
• 捕手 (bou6 sau2) — catcher
• 捕拿 (bou6 naa4) — to arrest; to capture; to catch

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