杞国忧天 in English Qi3 guo2 you1 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

杞 国 忧 天

Traditional Characters

杞 國 憂 天

Pinyin

Qi3 guo2 you1 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杞qi3Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state 国guo2surname Guo 忧you1to worry 天tian1day