有风方起浪，无潮水自平有風方起浪，無潮水自平有風方起浪，無潮水自平

waves rise only when there is wind; with no tide the water stays calm

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Things happen for a reason. Similar to 'there's no smoke without fire'.

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Simplified: 有风方起浪，无潮水自平
Traditional (Taiwan): 有風方起浪，無潮水自平
Pinyin: yǒu fēng fāng qǐ làng, wú cháoshuǐ zì píng
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄥㄈㄤㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄤˋ，ㄨˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄗˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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