基本词义杞 qǐ

[1] (形声。从木,己声。本义:木名,枸杞)

[2] 同本义。茄科,落叶小灌木。浆果卵圆形,红色。果实、根皮(地骨皮)可入药 Chinese wolfberry

[3] 又如:杞狗(谓枸杞所化之犬);杞楠(二木名。杞与楠,皆佳木)

[4] 古国名 Qi state。公元前11世纪周分封的诸侯国。公元前445年为楚所灭

[1] like the man of Qi who was haunted by the fear that the sky might fall∶《列子·天瑞》:“杞国有人忧天地崩坠,身亡所寄,废寝食者”。传说杞国有个人怕天塌下来,愁得寝食不安

[2] with unwarranted anxiety∶比喻不必要的忧虑

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