Read Edit View history 杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng to be extremely suspicious and fearful Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng to be extremely suspicious and fearful Literally "to see the reflection of a bow in a cup as a snake"; used to describe being jittery or suffering from groundless fears and unnecessary suspicions. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 风声鹤唳/風聲鶴唳 Edit Delete synonym 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 草木皆兵/草木皆兵 Edit Delete antonym 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 处之泰然/處之泰然 Edit Delete variant 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 杯中蛇影/杯中蛇影 Edit Delete variant 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 弓影杯蛇/弓影杯蛇 Edit Delete variant 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 杯底逢蛇/杯底逢蛇 Edit Delete variant 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 弓影浮杯/弓影浮杯 Edit Delete variant 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 → 影中蛇/影中蛇 Edit Delete see 弓蛇/弓蛇 → 杯弓蛇影/杯弓蛇影 Edit Delete
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng to be extremely suspicious and fearful Literally "to see the reflection of a bow in a cup as a snake"; used to describe being jittery or suffering from groundless fears and unnecessary suspicions. Edit Delete