an empty hole invites the wind—weakness lends wings to rumours ? 臣聞?dòng)趲煟拙鋪?lái)巢，～。(宋玉《風(fēng)賦》)I’m told by my Master that a bended orange tree provides a good place for the birds to nest and an empty hole invites the wind.
空穴來(lái)風(fēng)kong xue lai feng
an empty hole invites wind—weakness lends wings to rumours
空穴來(lái)風(fēng)kōnɡ xué lái fēnɡ
穴：洞穴；來(lái)：招致。比喻自身存有某些弱點(diǎn)或不足，流言得以乘隙而入。weakness lends wings to rumours, an empty hole invites the wind