杞国忧天

Traditional form:

杞國憂天

Pinyin (reading):

Qǐguóyōutiān

Definitions:

• man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

Characters:

• 杞 - willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state
• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 忧 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial

Traditional characters:

• 杞 - willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state
• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 憂 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial