粵

草cou2木muk6皆gaai1兵bing1

cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1cǎo mù jiē bīng

English

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

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 見到風吹草動，都以為係敵兵，比喻緊張、恐懼，疑神疑鬼

Examples

  • 草木皆兵。

    Every bush and tree looks like an enemy.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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