杞國憂天 qǐ guó 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)
國 guó nation, country, nation-state
憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial