A wooden cup or bowl that sounds like the character for "not."
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杯弓蛇影
杯弓蛇影
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- ，。
He always sees a bogey in every shadow and scares himself.
- 貳形adjective
overly fearful
- ，。
He is always seeing shadows and imagining dangers where there are none, getting scared over trivial matters.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; arc (shape))ASSOCIATIVE
The character bow depicts a curved weapon with a taut string, symbolizing the archer's tool.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
杯弓蛇影
Traditional杯
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- ，。
He always sees a bogey in every shadow and scares himself.
- 貳形adjective
overly fearful
- ，。
He is always seeing shadows and imagining dangers where there are none, getting scared over trivial matters.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; arc (shape))ASSOCIATIVE
The character bow depicts a curved weapon with a taut string, symbolizing the archer's tool.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
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