杞天之虑 qǐ tiān zhī lǜ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

杞 qǐ willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
虑 lǜ
HSK 4
be concerned, worry about