杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

CHARACTERS

杞 qǐ willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial