"groundless fears" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears | syn | |
| 杞国忧天 杞國憂天 | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 莫须有 莫須有 | groundless / baseless | syn | |
| 化解 | to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) | syn | |
| 捕风捉影 捕風捉影 | lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom) / fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence | syn | |
| 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" | ||
| 心有余悸 心有餘悸 | to have lingering fears / trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom) | syn | |
| 蜚语 蜚語 | groundless rumor / unfounded gossip | ||
| 叶公好龙 葉公好龍 | lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears | syn | |
| 杞人之忧 杞人之憂 | lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom) / fig. groundless fears | ||
| 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 | bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy | ||
| 真金不怕火炼 真金不怕火煉 | True gold fears no fire. (idiom) | syn | |
| 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 | lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom) | ||
| 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 | lit. like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom) / fig. to entertain groundless fears | syn | |
| 劈空扳害 | damaged by groundless slander (idiom) | ||
| 站不住脚 站不住腳 | ill-founded / groundless | ||
| 前怕狼后怕虎 前怕狼後怕虎 | lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds | ||
| 鬼由心生 | devils are born in the heart (idiom) / fears originate in the mind | ||
| 酒香不怕巷子深 | fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising | ||
| 修昔底德陷阱 | Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power) |