Grass grows abundantly in the early morning dew across the fields.
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草木皆兵
草木皆兵
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 貳形adjective
to feel beleaguered
- ，。
He now feels surrounded by enemies at every turn, extremely tense.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 比(compare; place side by side)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; clear)RADICAL
When people stand beside each other to compare, all become equally clear.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
草木皆兵
Traditional草
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 貳形adjective
to feel beleaguered
- ，。
He now feels surrounded by enemies at every turn, extremely tense.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 比(compare; place side by side)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; clear)RADICAL
When people stand beside each other to compare, all become equally clear.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
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