fēng shēng hè lì

Traditional: 風聲鶴唳

风声鹤唳 (fēng shēng hè lì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to panic at the slightest move
  3. 3to be jittery

Characters in 风声鹤唳

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