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杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
What 杯弓蛇影 means
- lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- overly fearful
The characters in 杯弓蛇影
- 杯bēicup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- 弓gōnga bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
- 蛇shésnake; serpent
- 影yǐngpicture; image; film
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