杞人憂天 — Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1 — Chinese Dictionary

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杞

人

憂

天

杞

人

憂

天

Definitions4 characters

Qi³ ren² you¹ tian¹

lit. like the man of 杞Qi³ who feared the sky would fall (idiom)/fig. to entertain groundless fears

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

杞

人

憂

天

As word

1

Qi³

lit. like the man of 杞 [Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)/fig. to entertain groundless fears

2

ren²

lit. like the man of 杞 [Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)/fig. to entertain groundless fears

3

you¹

lit. like the man of 杞 [Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)/fig. to entertain groundless fears

4

tian¹

lit. like the man of 杞 [Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)/fig. to entertain groundless fears