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The featured idiom 「杞天之慮」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
A metaphor for unnecessary or unfounded worries and concerns. Same as “worrying about nothing”. It can also be shortened to “戚律”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qǐ tiān zhī lǜ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gei2 tin1 ji1 leui6
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