Chinese Word: 杯弓蛇影 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		kàn qīng chǔ 看清楚！ nà 那 zhǐ shì 只是 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服！ bié 别 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影， zì jǐ 自己 xià 吓 zì jǐ 自己。 Look closer! It is just a piece of cloth! Don't scare yourself by your own imagination.
2		jiǎ xiǎng 假想 cǐ lèi 此类 wēi xié 威胁 jiǎn zhí 简直 jiù shì 就是 qǐ rén yōu tiān 杞人忧天、 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影。 To imagine such threats is to fear shadows.
3		bú guò 不过， lì jīng 历经 30年 yā zhì 压制， xīn wén jì zhě 新闻记者 zǎo yǐ 早已 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影。 But after 30 years of oppression, journalists are afraid of their own shadows.
4		“ bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影 ” bǐ yù 比喻 bǎ 把 xū huàn 虚幻 dàng zuò 当作 zhēn shí 真实 de 的 kǒng jù 恐惧 xīn lǐ 心理。 "An illusory snake in a goblet" is used to describe the psychological state of being frightened caused by taking illusions as reality.
5		tā 她 xiàn zài 现在 yǐ jīng 已经 dào 到 le 了 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影 de 的 dì bù 地步， yǒu yì diǎn 有一点 dòng jìng 动静 jiù 就 hài pà 害怕。 She now comes to such an extent that she is always frightened by the false alarm and fears any sign of stir.

1		kàn qīng chǔ 看清楚！ nà 那 zhǐ shì 只是 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服！ bié 别 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影， zì jǐ 自己 xià 吓 zì jǐ 自己。 Look closer! It is just a piece of cloth! Don't scare yourself by your own imagination.
2		jiǎ xiǎng 假想 cǐ lèi 此类 wēi xié 威胁 jiǎn zhí 简直 jiù shì 就是 qǐ rén yōu tiān 杞人忧天、 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影。 To imagine such threats is to fear shadows.
3		bú guò 不过， lì jīng 历经 30年 yā zhì 压制， xīn wén jì zhě 新闻记者 zǎo yǐ 早已 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影。 But after 30 years of oppression, journalists are afraid of their own shadows.
4		“ bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影 ” bǐ yù 比喻 bǎ 把 xū huàn 虚幻 dàng zuò 当作 zhēn shí 真实 de 的 kǒng jù 恐惧 xīn lǐ 心理。 "An illusory snake in a goblet" is used to describe the psychological state of being frightened caused by taking illusions as reality.
5		tā 她 xiàn zài 现在 yǐ jīng 已经 dào 到 le 了 bēi gōng shé yǐng 杯弓蛇影 de 的 dì bù 地步， yǒu yì diǎn 有一点 dòng jìng 动静 jiù 就 hài pà 害怕。 She now comes to such an extent that she is always frightened by the false alarm and fears any sign of stir.