杞人之忧 杞人之憂
杞人之忧 杞人之憂 Qǐ rén zhī yōu ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡ gei2 jan4 zi1 jau1
- lit. the fear held by a man of 杞 Qǐ ㄑㄧˇ that the sky would fall (idiom)
- fig. groundless fears
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杞
- 杞国 杞國 Qǐ guó ㄑㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gei2 gwok3 the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence
- 杞妇 杞婦 Qǐ fù ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ gei2 fu5 the wife of 杞梁, a senior official of the state of Qi 杞 who died on a military expedition
- 杞县 杞縣 Qǐ Xiàn ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gei2 jyun6 Qi County or Qixian, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市, Henan
- 枸杞 gǒu qǐ ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ gau2 gei2 wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
- 柳杞 liǔ qǐ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ lau5 gei2 willow
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- 枸杞子 gǒu qǐ zǐ ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄗˇ gau2 gei2 zi2 goji berry
- 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 Qǐ rén yōu tiān ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1 lit. like the man of 杞 who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
- 杞国之忧 杞國之憂 Qǐ guó zhī yōu ㄑㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡ gei2 gwok3 zi1 jau1 see 杞人之忧
- 杞国忧天 杞國憂天 Qǐ guó yōu tiān ㄑㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ gei2 gwok3 jau1 tin1 see 杞人忧天
- 杞天之虑 杞天之慮 Qǐ tiān zhī lǜ ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄌㄩˋ gei2 tin1 zi1 leoi6 see 杞人之忧
- 杞梓之林 qǐ zǐ zhī lín ㄑㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gei2 zi2 zi1 lam4 (idiom) a multitude of talented people
人
- 丢人 丟人 diū rén ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ diu1 jan4 to lose face
- 主人 zhǔ rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 jan4 master
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 人人 rén rén ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ jan4 jan4 everyone
- 人们 人們 rén men ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ jan4 mun4 people
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- 人力 rén lì ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ jan4 lik6 manpower
- 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
- 人品 rén pǐn ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ jan4 ban2 character; moral strength; integrity
- 人员 人員 rén yuán ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ jan4 jyun4 staff
- 人均 rén jūn ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄣ jan4 gwan1 per capita; averaged per person
- 人士 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 person
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 人工 rén gōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jan4 gung1 artificial
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 人性 rén xìng ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jan4 sing3 human nature
- 人情 rén qíng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan4 cing4 human emotions
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 人才 rén cái ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ jan4 coi4 talent
- 人数 人數 rén shù ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ jan4 sou3 number of people
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
忧 憂
- 忧愁 憂愁 yōu chóu ㄧㄡ ㄔㄡˊ jau1 sau4 to be worried
- 忧虑 憂慮 yōu lǜ ㄧㄡ ㄌㄩˋ jau1 leoi6 to worry
- 忧郁 憂鬱 yōu yù ㄧㄡ ㄩˋ jau1 wat1 sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
- 担忧 擔憂 dān yōu ㄉㄢ ㄧㄡ daam1 jau1 to worry
- 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡ hau6 gu3 zi1 jau1 fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
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- 无忧无虑 無憂無慮 wú yōu wú lǜ ㄨˊ ㄧㄡ ㄨˊ ㄌㄩˋ mou4 jau1 mou4 leoi6 (idiom) carefree; without worries
- 丁忧 丁憂 dīng yōu ㄉㄧㄥ ㄧㄡ ding1 jau1 (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
- 分忧 分憂 fēn yōu ㄈㄣ ㄧㄡ fan1 jau1 to share tribulations
- 堪忧 堪憂 kān yōu ㄎㄢ ㄧㄡ ham1 jau1 worrying
- 报忧 報憂 bào yōu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡ bou3 jau1 to report bad news
- 忧伤 憂傷 yōu shāng ㄧㄡ ㄕㄤ jau1 soeng1 distressed
- 忧容 憂容 yōu róng ㄧㄡ ㄖㄨㄥˊ jau1 jung4 (literary) worried facial expression
- 忧心 憂心 yōu xīn ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ jau1 sam1 concerned
- 忧思 憂思 yōu sī ㄧㄡ ㄙ jau1 si1 to be anxious and worried
- 忧悒 憂悒 yōu yì ㄧㄡ ㄧˋ jau1 jap1 anxious
- 忧患 憂患 yōu huàn ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄢˋ jau1 waan6 suffering
- 忧闷 憂悶 yōu mèn ㄧㄡ ㄇㄣˋ jau1 mun6 depressed
- 忧惧 憂懼 yōu jù ㄧㄡ ㄐㄩˋ jau1 geoi6 apprehension
- 忧灼 憂灼 yōu zhuó ㄧㄡ ㄓㄨㄛˊ jau1 zoek3 worrying
- 烦忧 煩憂 fán yōu ㄈㄢˊ ㄧㄡ faan4 jau1 to worry