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粵語辭叢

杞人憂天

gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1included in 2 dictionaries
gi2 ngin4 jiu1 hen1included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1

過份擔心,擔心一啲唔會發生嘅事 (to worry about something that is very unlikely to happen; literally: to worry that the sky might fall down)

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Examples

邊有咁易世界末日吖,你唔使杞人憂天嘅。

bin1 jau5 gam3 ji6 sai3 gaai3 mut6 jat6 aa1, nei5 m4 sai2 gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1 ge3.

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

維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1Original phonetic: /kei̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

to have groundless fears