床下牛斗 — “Extremely sensitive or hyper-vigilant”
床下牛斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely sensitive or hyper-vigilant”. Often due to a weakened physical state or old age, causing one to overreact to minor sounds or events (literally, mistaking the sound of ants under the bed for fighting oxen). Literally, “oxen fighting under the bed”.
床下牛斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
床下牛斗 Character Breakdown
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What does 床下牛斗 mean?
床下牛斗 (chuáng xià niú dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely sensitive or hyper-vigilant”.
How do you pronounce 床下牛斗?
床下牛斗 is pronounced chuáng xià niú dòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 床下牛斗 literally mean?
Literally, 床下牛斗 means “oxen fighting under the bed”. It is used to mean “Extremely sensitive or hyper-vigilant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 床下牛斗?
听到床下蚂蚁动，误以为牛在相斗。形容体衰耳聪，极度过敏。