Definitions

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

Components

• 草木 cǎo mù – vegetation
• 皆 jiē – all
• 兵 bīng – soldiers

Related Words

• 风声鹤唳，草木皆兵 fēng shēng hè lì , cǎo mù jiē bīng – paranoid about the threat of attack