make groundless accusations
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ú NF ē ngzhu ō y ǐ ng, which means that there is no basis for speaking and doing things. It comes from the old man's random description of jie'an and the stepmother's framed accusation.
The origin of Idioms
Source: Ming Dynasty Li Xu's "the old man's random writing of jie'an, the stepmother's framing of female argument" said: "I have never obtained someone, so I use a few lines of poetry to seek the wind and shadow, and charge my minister with death."
Idiom usage
Usage: as a predicate; the same as "catch a shadow".
Idiom explanation
There is no basis for saying and doing things.
Chinese PinYin : xún fēng zhuō yǐng
make groundless accusations
be erudite through paternal teaching and influence. jiā xué yuān yuán
obtain gold by washing it from sand and gravel. pái shā jiǎn jīn
begin to display one's talent. xīn fā yú xíng