風聲鶴唳

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

Characters and words in 風聲鶴唳

wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

= + : Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.
sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

= + + : Sherlock Holmes (sh) hears the terrifying sound (声) of bone (丨) on stone in front of the engine ((e)ng1), and he's sure that there must be a ghost (尸). Indeed it's only the bachelor (士) who wants to scare Sherlock.
crane
cry of a crane or wild goose

Words with 風聲鶴唳

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Sentences with 風聲鶴唳

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