風声鶴唳

ふうせいかくれい

noun

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getting frightened even by a slight noise, hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles, being afraid of one's own shadow(yojijukugo)

風	wind, air, style, manner
声	voice
鶴	crane, stork
唳	cry, honking of birds, droning of cicadas

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