杞天之虑

qǐ tiān zhī lǜ

释义

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

杞天之虑 的构成词

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 天 tiān: day
• 虑 lǜ: to think over
• 杞 qǐ: Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)