Usage of the character 杞
qǐ
杞
[杞]
- Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
- willow
Qǐ
杞
[杞]
- Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state
- surname Qi
Qǐfù
杞妇
[杞婦]
- the wife of 杞梁 ( Qǐ Liáng), a senior official of the state of Qi 杞 ( Qǐ) who died on a military expedition
- (fig.) a widow
Qǐguó
杞国
[杞國]
- the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣／杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence
gǒuqǐ
枸杞
[枸杞]
- wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
- genus Lycium
liǔqǐ
柳杞
[柳杞]
- willow
Qǐxiàn
杞县
[杞縣]
- Qi county in Kaifeng 開封／开封 ( Kāifēng), Henan
gǒuqǐzǐ
枸杞子
[枸杞子]
- goji berry
Qǐtiānzhīlü
杞天之虑
[杞天之慮]
- see 杞人之憂／杞人之忧 ( Qǐrénzhīyōu)
Qǐguóyōutiān
杞国忧天
[杞國憂天]
- see 杞人憂天／杞人忧天 ( Qǐrén-yōutiān)
Qǐrényōutiān
杞人忧天
[杞人憂天]
- lit. like the man of 杞 ( Qǐ) who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
- fig. to entertain groundless fears
qǐzǐzhīlín
杞梓之林
[杞梓之林]
- (idiom) a multitude of talented people
Qǐguózhīyōu
杞国之忧
[杞國之憂]
- see 杞人之憂／杞人之忧 ( Qǐrénzhīyōu)
Qǐrénzhīyōu
杞人之忧
[杞人之憂]
- lit. the fear held by a man of 杞 ( Qǐ) that the sky would fall (idiom)
- fig. groundless fears