Qǐ rén zhī yōu

Traditional: 杞人之憂

杞人之忧 (Qǐ rén zhī yōu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom); fig. groundless fears”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
  2. 2fig. groundless fears

Characters in 杞人之忧

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