杞人之憂 — Qi3 ren2 zhi1 you1 — Chinese Dictionary

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杞

人

之

憂

杞

人

之

憂

Definitions4 characters

Qi³ ren² zhi¹ you¹

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

杞

人

之

憂

As word

1

Qi³

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

2

ren²

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

3

zhi¹

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

4

you¹

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