weakness lends wings to rumours

weakness lends wings to rumours

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ō ngxu é L á if ē ng. It means that if there is a hole, there will be wind. Later, it is used to describe one's own weakness, rumors and so on. It also means that rumors have a basis, but now it means that rumors have no basis. It comes from Fengfu, Volume 7 of BEIMENG Suoyan by sun Guangxian of Song Dynasty and volume 4 of erosion · pursuit by Mao Dun.

Notes on Idioms

Acupoint: hole, hole; Lai: incurring.

The origin of Idioms

Xinhua idiom dictionary, Second Edition (Business Press), P. 402, for the explanation of groundless:

Original allusion

Wang said: "the wind of the husband, the air of heaven and earth, Pu Chang and come, regardless of the high and low, high and low and add Yan. Song Yu said to him, "I heard from my teacher that Zhiju came to my nest, but the wind came from an empty hole. If it's entrusted to you, then the atmosphere is different. " Sun Guangxian of the Song Dynasty, Volume 7 of the Suoyan of the northern dream: "the boat shakes and sweeps the temples, and the wind moves the bamboo to beat the chest". Although a good thing is entrusted to be done, it is also the meaning of the wind from a hollow hole. " Mao Dun's "the pursuit of erosion" 4: "people outside the nature say too much. However, you are too much, Zhong Weng. You have to pay attention later. "

Translation of allusions

King Xiang of Chu said, "the wind is a kind of air flow between heaven and earth. It is common and smooth. It blows to everyone regardless of the high or low. Now you just think it's the wind I enjoy. Is there any reason? "Song Yu replied," I've heard such a saying from my teacher that birds will make nests on the crooked branches of trifoliate orange trees, and wind will be generated in the holes. Bird's nest and wind appear according to different environmental conditions, so the momentum of wind will naturally vary according to different environmental conditions. "

Analysis of Idioms

[antonym] out of thin air, gossip

Idiom usage

Subject predicate structure, as predicate, object and attribute, has a derogatory meaning. Examples (1) "decaying trees can't avoid bark beetles, and holes can easily bring wind." ——However, the bank's client, ANN, can evade his responsibility, which is reasonable ——In Liang Qichao's "continued discussion on citizens and banks" in the Qing Dynasty, it is pointed out that "those who have a deep understanding of the inside information know that it is not for any reason." ——Huang Yi's the story of Qin Dynasty