杞人憂天

See also: 杞人忧天

Chinese

		(willow); name of a feudal state	man; person; people	worried	day; sky; heaven
trad. (杞人憂天)		杞	人	憂	天
simp. (杞人忧天)		杞	人	忧	天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐrényōutiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² jan⁴ jau¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐrényōutiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiirenioutian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² jan⁴ jau¹ tin¹
  - Yale: géi yàhn yāu tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² jan⁴ jau¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² yen⁴ yeo¹ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

杞人憂天

groundless fears; alarmism

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