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杞人忧天

Traditional 杞人憂天

Qǐ rén yōu tiān

like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the…

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Meanings

Qǐ rén yōu tiān name 杞人憂天

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

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