杞天之慮

简 杞天之虑 · 繁 杞天之慮
Mandarin · pinyin Qǐ tiān zhī lǜ

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)
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
慮
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虑
lǜ · be concerned, worry about
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3–1–1–4 · Qi3 tian1 zhi1 lu:4

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gei2 tin1 zi1 leoi6

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gei2 tin1 zi1 leoi6

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