粵

杞gei2人jan4憂jau1天tin1

simp杞人忧天
gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1Qǐ rén yōu tiān

English

  1. (lit.) like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
  2. to worry about something that is very unlikely to happen; literally: to worry that the sky might fall down
  3. (fig.) to entertain groundless fears

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 過份擔心,擔心一啲唔會發生嘅事

Examples

  • 邊有咁易世界末日吖,你唔使杞人憂天嘅。

    We all know the apocalypse is just a myth. You shouldn't worry too much.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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