草木皆兵

cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1

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

Meanings

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

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