火のないところに煙は立たぬ（ひのないところにけむりはたたぬ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: no smoke without fire
Example sentences
- うわさが立つのは、火のないところに煙は立たぬからだ。 — Rumors spread because there's no smoke without fire.
- 火のないところに煙は立たぬと言うが、本当だろうか。 — They say there's no smoke without fire, but is that really true?
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