created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 风声鹤唳/風聲鶴唳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
风声鹤唳 / 風聲鶴唳 fēngshēnghèlì
synonym
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 草木皆兵 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 处之泰然/處之泰然 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
处之泰然 / 處之泰然 chǔzhītàirán
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 杯中蛇影 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
杯中蛇影 bēizhōngshéyǐng
variant
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 弓影杯蛇 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
弓影杯蛇 gōngyǐngbēishé
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 杯底逢蛇 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
杯底逢蛇 bēidǐféngshé
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 弓影浮杯 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
弓影浮杯 gōngyǐngfúbēi
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created reference approved 杯弓蛇影 → 影中蛇 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng
影中蛇 yǐngzhōngshé
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created sense approved 杯弓蛇影 · bēigōngshéyǐng · to be extremely suspicious and fearful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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.
杯 (literal) → 杯 · bēi · cup 弓 (literal) → 弓 · gōng · bow 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow
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