杞人之忧

qǐ rén zhī yōu

释义

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

杞人之忧 的构成词

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 人 rén: person; people
• 忧 yōu: to worry
• 杞 qǐ: Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)