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杞人憂天

Qǐrényōutiān

ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ

Simplified 杞人忧天

  1. 1(lit.) like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
  2. 2(fig.) to entertain groundless fears

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