草木皆兵

cǎomùjiēbīng

a state of extreme suspicion and fear; be plagued by imaginary fears , every bush and tree looking like an enemy soldier

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a state of extreme nervousness

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a state of extreme nervousness

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cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1

lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy, to feel beleaguered

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草木皆兵

cǎo mù jiē bīng

Every bush and tree looks like an enemy -- state of extreme nervousness.; The grass and trees were thought to be the soldiers of the enemy.; apprehend danger in every sound; mistake every bush and tree for an enemy; see every bush and tree as an enemy;see an enemy behind every tree;be plagued by imaginary fears:

“八公山上，草木皆兵”， 是错觉之一例。 “To see every bush and tree on Mount Bagong as an enemy soldier” is an example of misconception.

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草木皆兵|草木皆兵 [cǎo mù jiē bīng] ► lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy ► to feel beleaguered