风声鹤唳草木皆兵

[fēng shēng hè lì căo mù jiē bīng]

'Cranes Screeching in the Wind and Every Bush an Enemy Soldier'. This name is derived from historical war stories where panic was so prevalent that every slight movement or sound was perceived as enemy attack. It means people are very fearful or tense.

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