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杞人憂天 (gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

杞人憂天 (gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1, Qǐ rén yōu tiān) — (lit.) like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom); (fig.) to entertain groundless fears

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 杞子 (gei2 zi2) — wolfberry; goji
• 杞 (gei2) — Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow; a small ancient state; medla…
• 杞人之憂 (gei2 jan4 zi1 jau1) — (lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom); (fig.)…
• 杞國 (gei2 gwok3) — the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vass…
• 杞國之憂 (gei2 gwok3 zi1 jau1) — see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[Qi3 ren2 zhi1 you1]
• 杞國憂天 (gei2 gwok3 jau1 tin1) — see 杞人憂天|杞人忧天[Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1]

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