Read Edit View history 草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng to be extremely paranoid Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng 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 Frequency Written text 0.342 per million Cross-References Synonym 风声鹤唳 fēngshēnghèlì杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng 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 Frequency Written text 0.342 per million Cross-References Synonym 风声鹤唳 fēngshēnghèlì杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)