杞天之虑 in English Qi3 tian1 zhi1 lu:4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

Qi3 tian1 zhi1 lu:4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杞qi3Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state 天tian1day 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 虑lv4to think over