杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng to be extremely suspicious and fearful Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杯 bēi noun cup cup; glass; mug弓 gōng noun bow bow weapon used for shooting arrows or pellets; a stringed instrument bow; a spring or any bow-shaped object蛇 shé noun snake snake; serpent影 yǐng verbnoun shadow (bound form) shadow; reflection; image