niú
chuǎn
yuè

idiom
literary
archaic

Meaning of 吴牛喘月

吴牛喘月 means to be frightened due to unfounded suspicion; to be jittery from groundless fears. Pronounced wú niú chuǎn yuè.

  • to be frightened due to unfounded suspicion; to be jittery from groundless fears

Definitions & Examples

niú
chuǎn
yuè
 
shí
méi
rén
yào
hài
 

You don't need to be like the Wu buffalo panting at the moon—actually, no one is out to get you.

zǒng
shì
niú
chuǎn
yuè
 
duì
měi
rén
dōu
chōng
mǎn
jiè
bèi
 

He is always jittery from groundless fears, maintaining vigilance against everyone.

Zhè
zhǒng
niú
chuǎn
yuè
de
xīn
tài
 
zhǐ
huì
ràng
huó
de
hěn
lèi
 

This kind of paranoid mindset only makes life exhausting.

Bié
niú
chuǎn
yuè
le
 
zhǐ
shì
fēng
chuī
dòng
le
chuāng
lián
 

Stop being frightened by shadows—it was just the wind moving the curtains.