không có lửa làm sao có khói
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A proverb suggesting that every rumor or event must have a fundamental underlying cause.
vi Người ta bảo anh ta nghỉ việc rồi, không có lửa làm sao có khói.
en People say he quit his job; there is no smoke without fire.
An idiom stating that a rumor or suspicion often has some basis in fact or truth.
vi Tôi tin vào lời đồn đó, vì không có lửa làm sao có khói.
en I believe that rumor, as there is no smoke without fire.