- 杞人憂天
- (杞人忧天, 杞人憂天)
qǐ rén yōu tiān【典故】 杞： 周代诸侯国名， 在今河南杞县一带。 杞国有个人怕天塌下来。 比喻不必要的或缺乏根据的忧虑和担心。【出处】 《列子·天瑞》： “杞国有人， 忧天地崩坠， 身亡所寄， 废寝食者。”
～， 伯虑愁眼。 （清·李汝珍《镜花缘》第二十七回）
Chinese idioms dictionary. 2013.
杞人憂天
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