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杞国之忧

qǐ guó zhī yōu

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Definitions

  1. 1. man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

Child Words of 杞国之忧

忧
yōu

to worry

杞国
qǐ guó

the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence

国
guó

country; nation; state (CL:個|个[gè])

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

杞
qǐ

Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)