听见风就是雨 | Chinese meaning

听见风就是雨【tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ】

lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
to agree uncritically with whatever people say
to parrot other people's words
to chime in with others

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to agree uncritically with whatever people say

This phrase is used to describe someone who readily accepts and repeats what others say without questioning its truth or validity.

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She heard what others said and completely believed it.

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He always agrees uncritically with others and follows their opinions.

to parrot other people's words

This meaning implies that an individual repeats thoughts or opinions without understanding them, similar to how a parrot mimics sounds.

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He is like a parrot, only capable of repeating what others say.

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Whatever others say, he just repeats without having his own insights.

to chime in with others

This usage indicates that a person joins in on a conversation or opinion, contributing nothing original or valuable, merely echoing what has already been stated.

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In the discussion, she just chimed in with everyone, not offering her own perspective.

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He always speaks after others, having no original arguments of his own.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to agree uncritically with whatever people sayto chime in with othersto speak without thinkingto follow blindlyto echo others' opinionsto go with the flowto parrot other people's wordswithout thinking criticallyto believe in rumors naivelyto speak off the cuff