杞人忧天 in English Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiomatic expression); groundless fears

Simplified Characters

杞 人 忧 天

Traditional Characters

杞 人 憂 天

Pinyin

Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杞qi3Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state 人ren2man 忧you1to worry 天tian1day