Definitions

1. 1. lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to panic at the slightest move
3. 3. to be jittery

Components

• 风声 fēng shēng – sound of the wind
• 鹤 hè – crane
• 唳 lì – cry of a crane or wild goose

Related Words

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