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杞人之憂
qǐ​rén​zhī​yōu

groundless fears

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

杞人之忧/ 杞人之憂 qǐ​rén​zhī​yōu groundless fears

groundless or unnecessary anxiety; literal fear that the sky might fall; see 杞人忧天 qǐ​rén​yōu​tiān

References

see 杞人之忧/杞人之憂 → 杞人忧天/杞人憂天
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