杞國之憂 qǐ guó zhī yōu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

杞 qǐ willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
國 guó nation, country, nation-state
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy