草木皆兵 — Chinese idiom
草木皆兵
cǎo mù jiē bīng
Meaning
- lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier ; fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- to feel beleaguered
Character by character
- 草cǎograss, herbs; straw, thatch
- 木mùtree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 皆jiēall, every, everybody
- 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
Idioms sharing a character
- 名草有主 míng cǎo yǒu zhǔ
- 奇花异草 qí huā yì cǎo
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng
- 打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé
- 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo
- 招风惹草 zhāo fēng rě cǎo
- 斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
- 沾花惹草 zhān huā rě cǎo
- 疾风劲草 jí fēng jìng cǎo
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn
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