杞国之忧

杞
杞
国
國
之
之
忧
憂
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

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杞
qǐ = qi + Ø3
Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state / surname Qi
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杞
qǐ = qi + Ø3
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense) / willow
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杞
杞
国
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
国
國
guó = gu + o2
surname Guo
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国
國
guó = gu + o2
country / nation / state / national / CL:個|个[ge4]
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之
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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忧
憂
yo̅u = y + ou1
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning
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