杞國之憂

简 杞国之忧 · 繁 杞國之憂
Mandarin · pinyin Qǐ guó zhī yōu

Meanings

  1. see 杞人之憂 Qǐ rén zhī yōu
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杞
qǐ · willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
國
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
憂
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国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
忧
yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
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3–2–1–1 · Qi3 guo2 zhi1 you1

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gei2 gwok3 zi1 jau1

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