捕风捉影捕風捉影

bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng

Meaning

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

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捕bǔto arrest, to catch, to seize扌甫风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news几乂捉zhuōto clutch, to grasp, to seize扌足影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph景彡