to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
trad. 替古人擔憂
Also written 替古人擔憂【tì gǔ rén dān yōu】
Characters in this word
5替
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to substitute for, to take the place of, to replace, for, on behalf of, to stand in for
- Pinyin
- tì
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 759 of 2500
古
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surname Gu
- Pinyin
- Gǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 6799 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
担
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to undertake, to carry, to shoulder, to take responsibility
- Pinyin
- dān
- Traditional
- 擔
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 31051 of 2500
忧
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to worry, to concern oneself with, worried, anxiety, sorrow, (literary) to observe mourning
- Pinyin
- yōu
- Traditional
- 憂
- Strokes
- 7