草木皆兵 — cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1 — Chinese Dictionary

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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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

cao³

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

2

mu⁴

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

3

jie¹

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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bing¹

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