杞人忧天
杞人憂天Meanings
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- 1.(lit.) like the man of 杞[Qǐ] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
- 2.(fig.) to entertain groundless fears
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Wiktionary
- 1.to have groundless fears
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Etymology
From a story in Liezi, early first millennium, "Heaven's Gifts", adapted from the translation by A. C. Graham
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Components
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