tì gǔ rén dān yōu

Traditional: 替古人耽憂

替古人耽忧 (tì gǔ rén dān yōu) is a Chinese word meaning “to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues”.

Meanings

  1. 1to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2crying over spilt milk
  3. 3often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

Characters in 替古人耽忧

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