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替古人耽忧
替古人耽忧
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替古人耽忧

替古人耽忧 — “Worry for ancient people”

替古人耽忧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to worry about things that do not concern one, especially trivial or long-past matters; to fret over imaginary or irrelevant concerns”. Literally, “Worry for ancient people”.

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替古人耽忧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

替古人耽忧 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
替
tì12substitute or replace
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry
人
rén2human being, person
耽
dān10indulge or delay
忧
yōu7to worry or be anxious

Example Sentence with 替古人耽忧

小明经常替古人耽忧,对那些已经过去很久、无法改变的事情耿耿于怀
Xiao Ming often worries about things that are not his concern, dwelling on matters that happened long ago and cannot be changed.

Idioms Related to 替古人耽忧

Synonyms of 替古人耽忧

  • tì替gǔ古rén人dān担yōu忧worry about ancient people's problems

More idioms starting with 替

  • tì替tiān天xíng行dào道act for Heaven, carry out justice
  • tì替sǐ死guǐ鬼a scapegoat
  • tì替zuì罪yáng羊a person blamed for others' faults

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Questions about 替古人耽忧

What does 替古人耽忧 mean?

替古人耽忧 (tì gǔ rén dān yōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to worry about things that do not concern one, especially trivial or long-past matters; to fret over imaginary or irrelevant concerns”.

How do you pronounce 替古人耽忧?

替古人耽忧 is pronounced tì gǔ rén dān yōu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 替古人耽忧 literally mean?

Literally, 替古人耽忧 means “Worry for ancient people”. It is used to mean “to worry about things that do not concern one, especially trivial or long-past matters; to fret over imaginary or irrelevant concerns”.

What is the Chinese definition of 替古人耽忧?

指不必要的忧虑。

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