影中蛇
yǐng​zhōng​shé

imaginary fear

  • created sense approved 影中蛇 · yǐng​zhōng​shé · imaginary fear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    影中蛇

    yǐng​zhōng​shé

    imaginary fear

    snake in a shadow; describes a state of extreme suspicion or unfounded fear based on a false perception of danger

    影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense