草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng to be extremely paranoid Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng to be extremely paranoid lit. every tree and bush looks like an enemy soldier; used to describe a state of extreme panic or nervousness where one treats everything and everyone as a threat, often following a defeat or major setback Frequency Written text 0.342 per million Cross-References Synonym 风声鹤唳 fēngshēnghèlì杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng to be extremely paranoid lit. every tree and bush looks like an enemy soldier; used to describe a state of extreme panic or nervousness where one treats everything and everyone as a threat, often following a defeat or major setback Frequency Written text 0.342 per million Cross-References Synonym 风声鹤唳 fēngshēnghèlì杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
