杞人忧天

Traditional: 杞人憂天

Qǐ rén yōu tiān

Dictionary entry

(lit.) like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)

What does 杞人忧天 mean?

杞人忧天 (Qǐ rén yōu tiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)

2(fig.) to entertain groundless fears

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杞QǐQi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state · surname Qi 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]忧yōuto worry · to concern oneself with 天tiānday · sky

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杞人忧天

Qǐ rén yōu tiān

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