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火のないところに煙は立たない
Hiragana
ひのないところにけむりはたたない
Kanji
火のない所に煙は立たない
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
うわさが立つのは、何かしら原因や事実があるからだということを表すことわざ。 / 全く根拠のないうわさは立たないという戒め。 / 表面に現れている問題や兆候の背後には、必ず何らかの原因や真相が潜んでいるという意味。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よくないうわさや話には、たいてい本当の理由やもんだいがかくれているということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
事出必有因 / 有迹象必有原因 / 传闻往往有根据
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻傳聞或跡象多半有根據，事出必有因。 / 有徵兆通常表示背後確有問題或事實。 / 事情不會無緣無故發生。
Korean Meaning
징후가 있으면 원인이 있기 마련이다 / 근거 없는 소문은 나지 않는다 / 아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 나랴
Vietnamese Meaning
Không có lửa làm sao có khói. / Có dấu hiệu thì ắt có nguyên nhân. / Tin đồn thường có cơ sở.
Tagalog Meaning
Kung may usok, may apoy. / Walang usok kung walang apoy. / May pinanggagalingan ang tsismis; may bahid ng katotohanan.
Sense（1）
where there's smoke, there's fire
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火のないところに煙は立たない
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Rumors are spreading that he is the culprit, but there must be some reason because 'where there's smoke, there's fire.'
Rumors are spreading that he is the culprit, but there must be some reason because 'where there's smoke, there's fire.'
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彼が犯人だという噂が広まっているけど、火のないところに煙は立たないから何かしらの理由があるはずだ。
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