杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
Pinyin

Definition

杯弓蛇影
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bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. overly fearful

Related Words (20)

yǐng xiǎng
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 to influence
  4. 4 to affect (usually adversely)
  5. 5 to disturb
  6. 6 classifier: 股 gǔ
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
shè yǐng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
  2. 2 photography
  3. 3 to shoot (a movie)
bēi
  1. 1 cup
  2. 2 trophy cup
  3. 3 classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 片 piàn
  5. 5 classifier: 幕 mù
  6. 6 classifier: 场 chǎng

Idioms (20)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
来无影,去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace

Sample Sentences

杯弓蛇影
bēigōngshéyǐng
extremely suspicious