草木皆兵 — Chinese idiom

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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