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Trad. 杞國
- 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
Trad. 杞婦
- the wife of 杞梁[Qi3 Liang2], a senior official of the state of Qi 杞[Qi3] who died on a military expedition
- (fig.) a widow
Trad. 杞縣
- Qi County or Qixian, a county in Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 杞人之憂
- lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
- fig. groundless fears
Trad. 杞人憂天
- lit. like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
- fig. to entertain groundless fears
Trad. 杞國之憂
- see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[Qi3 ren2 zhi1 you1]
Trad. 杞國憂天
- see 杞人憂天|杞人忧天[Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1]
Trad. 杞天之慮
- see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[Qi3 ren2 zhi1 you1]
