- lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
- fig. to panic at the slightest move
- to be jittery
Characters
- 风 (風): wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- 声 (聲): sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- 鹤 (鶴): crane
- 唳 (唳): cry of a crane or wild goose
Resources
- Wiktionary: 风声鹤唳
- MDBG: 风声鹤唳
- Examples with 风声鹤唳 on Tatoeba
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