| 释义 |
杞qǐ
ㄑㄧˇ
1.植物名 plant name：1.就是“枸(gǒu)杞” Chinese wolfberry (Lycium Chinese) 2.杞柳，落叶灌木，生在水边，枝条可以编箱、笼、筐、篮等物 purple willow, a deciduous shrub growing by waterside, branches used for making baskets, trunks, etc.
2.周代诸侯国名，在今河南杞县 Qǐ，name of a state in the Zhou Dynasty, in today's Qi County, Henan Province：～人忧天（喻不必要的忧虑）qǐrén-yōutiān like the man in the state of Qi worrying in case the sky should fall (fig. groundless worries) |