Chinese Traditional: 杞人憂天
Chinese Simplified: 杞人忧天
Pinyin: qi3 ren2 you1 tian1
Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ
English Meaning: to have groundless worries or baseless anxieties

Related Words:

 

rén

people, person, human being

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yōu

1. to worry about 2. worried 3. anxiety, concern 4. sorrow

Here: to worry about

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tiān

1. sky, heaven 2. day 3. nature

Here: sky, heaven

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