杞人之忧 Traditional 杞人之憂 Qǐ rén zhī yōu 🔊 the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that… + Keep this word Meanings Qǐ rén zhī yōu name 杞人之憂 (lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)(fig.) groundless fears Its characters 杞qǐChinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)人rénperson; peopleHSK 1之zhī(possessive particle, literary…HSK 4忧yōuto worry