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替古人擔憂

简替古人担忧 · 繁替古人擔憂

Mandarin · pinyin tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
crying over spilt milk
often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

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替: tì · change, replace, substitute for
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
擔: Look up this written character
憂: Look up this written character
担: dān · carry, bear, undertake
忧: yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

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4–3–2–1–1 · ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1

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tai3 gu2 jan4 daam1 jau1

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