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草木皆兵
 
En
cǎo mù jiē bīng
  • lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom)
  • fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
  • to feel beleaguered

草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng

草木皆兵
1 见到风吹草动,都以为是敌兵。语本《晋书.卷一一四.苻坚载记下》:「坚与苻融登城而望王师,见部阵齐整,将士精锐。又北望八公山上草木,皆类人形,顾谓融曰:『此亦勍敌也!何谓少乎?』怃然有惧色。」比喻紧张、恐惧,疑神疑鬼。《孽海花.第二五回》:「我听了这话,心里觉得梦兆不祥,也和理翁的见解一样,大有风声鹤唳,草木皆兵之感。」

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