Chinese–English

杯弓蛇影

bēi gōng shé yǐng · bei gong she ying

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
overly fearful

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