捕风捉影

Traditional (Taiwan): 捕風捉影

bǔfēngzhuōyǐng ㄅㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ

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

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Telling them apart

捕风捉影 means acting on rumour or guesswork with little solid basis, but there is still something behind it. 无中生有 means inventing something from nothing, which is a stronger accusation of fabrication.

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