随声逐响 — “To follow sounds and chase echoes”

随声逐响 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow sounds and chase echoes”. To be easily misled by hearsay or rumors; to jump to conclusions based on what one hears without verification. Literally, “Follow sounds, chase echoes”.

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随声逐响 Pronunciation and Pinyin

随声逐响 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
随	suí	11	follow, comply, or adapt
声	shēng	7	sound, voice, news, reputation
逐	zhú	11	expel, pursue, or one by one
响	xiǎng	9	make a sound

Example Sentence with 随声逐响

小明常常随声逐响，听到什么消息都信以为真，结果闹了不少笑话。

Xiao Ming often follows sounds and chases echoes, believing any news he hears, which results in many humorous situations.

Origin and Story of 随声逐响

Once, a man named Si Yuan was hunting in the fields at night, chasing a deer that ran eastward.

Suddenly, he heard a group of people shouting loudly about catching a pig to the west. Misled by the sounds, he decided to set an ambush.

He caught a pig that was covered in white earth. The pig made a friendly sound, which led him to believe it was a divine creature, so he took it home to revere.

However, a heavy rain soon washed away the white earth, revealing that it was just his own pig. This mistake was a direct result of 'following sounds and chasing echoes,' being easily misled by what he heard.