☉ 杞人忧天 【qǐrényōutiān】
[ like the man of Qi who was haunted by the fear that the sky might fall ] 《列子·天瑞》:“杞国有人忧天地崩坠,身亡所寄,废寝食者”。传说杞国有个人怕天塌下来,愁得寝食不安。
[ with unwarranted anxiety ] 比喻不必要的忧虑。
[ like the man of Qi who was haunted by the fear that the sky might fall ] 《列子·天瑞》:“杞国有人忧天地崩坠,身亡所寄,废寝食者”。传说杞国有个人怕天塌下来,愁得寝食不安。
[ with unwarranted anxiety ] 比喻不必要的忧虑。
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