"where there's smoke there's fire" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 无风不起浪
• 有烟必有火

Definition

这个成语意思是，如果有问题的迹象或传闻，通常背后有些真实性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于八卦、流言、怀疑时，表示传言不无根据。属于口语表达，语气常带警示或怀疑。

Examples

People think the company is in trouble because where there's smoke there's fire.

人们认为公司有麻烦，因为**无风不起浪**。

If many people talk about the same problem, maybe where there's smoke there's fire.

如果很多人谈论同一个问题，也许**无风不起浪**。

My mom says where there's smoke there's fire when she hears gossip.

我妈妈听到八卦时会说**有烟必有火**。

You know, where there's smoke there's fire. All these rumors can't just come from nowhere.

你知道的，**无风不起浪**。这些传闻不会无缘无故出现。

I don't usually believe everything I hear, but where there's smoke there's fire.

我通常不会相信所有听到的事，但**有烟必有火**。

So many scandals lately—makes you think, where there's smoke there's fire.

最近这么多丑闻，让人觉得**无风不起浪**。