替古人担忧
tì​gǔ​rén​dān​yōu

to worry unnecessarily

  • created sense approved 替古人担忧/替古人擔憂 · tì​gǔ​rén​dān​yōu · to worry unnecessarily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    替古人担忧 / 替古人擔憂

    tì​gǔ​rén​dān​yōu

    to worry unnecessarily

    (idiom) to fret over the problems of people from long ago; to have uncalled-for or pointless worries about things that are already settled or beyond one's control

    替 (literal) → 替 · tì · for 古人 (literal) → 古人 · gǔ​rén · the ancients 担忧 (literal) → 担忧/擔憂 · dān​yōu · to worry; worry

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    created sense