杞人憂天

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

Characters and words in 杞人憂天

Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state / surname Qi
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense) / willow
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

= + : Maud Younger (y) received a medal (尤) for her nice fail (忄) in front of the outhouse (ou1), but now she's worried (忧) that someone will steal her flail since now it is so famous.
day / sky / heaven

= + : Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven to listen to them.

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