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杯底逢蛇
bēi​dǐ​féng​shé

extremely suspicious

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
杯底逢蛇 bēi​dǐ​féng​shé
extremely suspicious
to be overly suspicious or fearful; (variant of 杯弓蛇影 bēi​gōng​shé​yǐng) literally seeing a snake at the bottom of a cup, originally from the story of mistaking a bow's reflection in a wine cup for a snake

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  • 杯弓蛇影 bēi​gōng​shé​yǐng
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