杞天之慮 qǐ tiān zhī lǜ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
杞 qǐ
surname Qi; Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
慮 lǜ
to consider; to think over; anxiety