Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 杞人忧天 qǐrén yōutiān

Chinese idioms

 

Entertain groundless fears.

杞人忧天

(qǐrén yōutiān)

 

A: Heavens, you're taking this much stuff? You're taking enough for one month instead of one week.

天呀,你带这么多东西？你带的够你用一个月而不是一周的。

(tiān ya, nǐ dài zhème duō dōnɡxi? nǐ dài de ɡòu nǐ yònɡ yíɡeyuè ér bùshì yīzhōu de.)

 

B: You know the weather can be unstable. Maybe it will be very cold over there.

你知道,天有不测风云。那边可能会很冷的。

(nǐ zhīdào, tiān yǒu bùcè fēnɡyún. nàbiān kěnénɡ huì hěnlěnɡ de.)

 

A: It's never cold in Rome. Your fears are groundless.

罗马从来不会冷。你这是杞人忧天。 

(luómǎ cónɡlái bùhuì lěnɡ. nǐ zhèshì qǐrén yōutiān.)