entertain imaginary or groundless fears(qǐ rén yōu tiān)

entertain imaginary or groundless fears

It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced Q ǐ R é NY ō UTI ā n, which means always worrying about unrealistic things. From Liezi Tianrui.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attributive and adverbial. In Qing Dynasty, Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan: "it's said all over the world, I'm worried about sleeping.". Are these the two slogans that Jiugong said? "

Analysis of Idioms

[antonym] carefree, as if nothing had happened [rhyme] gnawing at the snow, absent-minded, rushing to the front, sailing to the sea and terracing the mountains, tiger body bunting class, sitting in the well and watching the sky, hot, complaining, angry, four feet up to the sky

Idiom story

There is a person in Qiguo who is worried that the sky and the earth will collapse. He thinks that he and everyone have no place to rely on. He can't eat and sleep for a few days. Another man was worried about the Qi people's worries, so he went to enlighten him and said, "the sky is just accumulated gas. There is no place without air. How can you worry that the sky will fall down when you move and breathe in the sky all day The man said, "the sky is gas, and the sun, the moon, the stars and the stars will fall down." The person who enlightened him said, "the sun, the moon, the stars and the stars are also luminous things in the air. Even if they fall down, there will be no harm." The man said, "what if the ground sinks?" The person who enlightened him said, "the ground is just a pile of clay. It's filled everywhere. There's no place where there are no clay. You walk, jump and move on the ground all day. How can you worry that the ground will sink?" (after this man's explanation) the Qi talent was relieved and happy; the enlightener was also relieved and happy.

Analysis of Idioms

Moral this fable tells us not to worry about unrealistic things through the story of groundless worries. This is a wisdom fable, which describes two kinds of people: those who worry about heaven and those who worry about people. The author doesn't take these two kinds of people for granted. the article mainly portrays the image of a "Qi man". He has a blue sky on his head, but he worries about the collapse of the blue sky all day long. He is afraid of the collapse of the earth all day long, so that he can't sleep and eat. He also worried that the sun, moon and stars in the sky would fall down, and he was in constant panic. Under the guidance of other people's patience, he was relieved and very happy. A vivid image appeared in front of our eyes. Another character, a warm-hearted man of enlightening Qi people, his explanation of heaven, earth, stars and moon is unscientific, but it only represents the level of understanding at that time. However, his spirit of caring for others and his method of patient enlightening are worthy of affirmation. This fable uses dialogue to depict the characters, and the characters are distinct. The story is short, but the implication is profound and thought-provoking. This fable satirizes those who are not ambitious and are worried about gain and loss. "There is nothing in the world, and mediocre people disturb themselves." We will never be "modern Qi Ren". Instead, we should be ambitious and open-minded. In order to realize our lofty ideals, we should put our whole body and mind into our study and work. The warm-hearted man's explanation of heaven, earth, star and moon in the fable is unscientific and can only represent the level of knowledge at that time. However, his spirit of caring for others and his practice of patient guidance are commendable. The idiom originally refers to the individual in Qi state who is afraid of the sky falling down. It often refers to unnecessary or unfounded worries and worries. the original intention of worrying about nature is to advocate "following nature and governing by inaction". This is the reflection of Taoist philosophy of life. Later, people often use the idiom "groundless worry" to describe unnecessary and groundless worry. however, if we look at it from a positive perspective, it is a good performance of actively discovering the problems in life and being diligent in exploring. before human beings have a complete understanding of the nature, there is nothing wrong with a person's diligent and inquisitive spirit. However, it is wrong for Qi people to worry about this problem all the time, which affects their real physical and mental life. There are many things that will and will not happen in the future. What's the use of worrying all day long? The key is to learn more knowledge, understand nature and take precautions. "There is nothing in the world, and mediocre people disturb themselves." Modern society is a competitive society. It is very important for one's development to have a good mentality and a healthy psychological state. At ordinary times, we should pay attention to the analysis of the relationship between things to prevent subjective one sidedness and blindness. For some problems that can not be recognized and solved, we should not fall into endless sorrow and be unable to extricate ourselves. The joy of life is to be open-minded.

Chinese PinYin : qǐ rén yōu tiān