草木皆兵

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 草木皆兵 mean?

草木皆兵 (cǎo mù jiē bīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2to feel beleaguered

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草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]木Mùsurname Mu 皆jiēall · each and every 兵bīngsoldiers · a force

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