草木皆兵
cǎo​mù​jiē​bīng

to be extremely paranoid

  • created reference approved 草木皆兵 → 风声鹤唳/風聲鶴唳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    草木皆兵 cǎo​mù​jiē​bīng

    风声鹤唳 / 風聲鶴唳 fēng​shēng​hè​lì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 草木皆兵 · cǎo​mù​jiē​bīng · to be extremely paranoid — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    草木皆兵

    cǎo​mù​jiē​bīng

    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

    草木 (literal) → 草木 · cǎo​mù · vegetation 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · soldier

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

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