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替古人担忧

tì gǔ rén dān yōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

替古人擔憂 替古人担忧 [ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1] /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/

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Other forms in these source records: 替古人擔憂

  • 替
    tì

    to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 人
  • 担
    dān

    to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility

    dàn

    picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

  • 忧
    yōu

    to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.