杞憂

Chinese

		(willow); name of a feudal state	worried
trad. (杞憂)		杞	憂
simp. (杞忧)		杞	忧

Etymology

See 杞人憂天／杞人忧天 (qǐrényōutiān).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐyou
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-yu¹
    • Yale: chǐ-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiiiou
    • Palladius: цию (ciju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

杞憂

1. (literary) groundless fear

   • 此皆平日杞憂太重之故，吾獨憾山農不能終身滾滾也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     此皆平日杞忧太重之故，吾独憾山农不能终身滚滚也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 焚書

     Cǐ jiē píngrì qǐyōu tài zhòng zhī gù, wú dú hàn shānnóng bùnéng zhōngshēn gǔngǔn yě. [Pinyin]

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (杞憂):

• → Japanese: 杞(き)憂(ゆう) (kiyū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
杞	憂
き Hyōgaiji	ゆう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
き憂

Etymology

From Chinese 杞憂／杞忧 (qǐyōu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゆう [kìyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲijɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

杞(き)憂(ゆう) • (kiyū) 

1. groundless fear

Korean

Hanja in this term
杞	憂

Noun

杞憂 • (giu) (hangeul 기우)

1. Hanja form^? of 기우.