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Here, we present the idiom 「草木皆兵」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Treat all the plants and trees on the mountain as enemy soldiers. Describes a person who becomes suspicious when he is frightened.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cǎo mù jiē bīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1
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