杞 gei² {qǐ}

1. Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
2. willow

杞 gei² {Qǐ}

1. surname Qi
2. Zhou Dynasty vassal state

杞子 gei² zi² {qǐ zi}

wolfberry; goji

杞國〔-国〕 gei² gwok³ {Qǐ guó}

the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence

杞縣〔-县〕 gei² jyun⁶ {Qǐ xiàn}

Qi county in Kaifeng 開封, Henan

杞國憂天〔-国忧-〕 gei² gwok³ jau¹ tin¹ {Qǐ guó yōu tiān}

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞國之憂〔-国-忧〕 gei² gwok³ zi¹ jau¹ {Qǐ guó zhī yōu}

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞人憂天〔--忧-〕 gei² jan⁴ jau¹ tin¹ {Qǐ rén yōu tiān}

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞人之憂〔---忧〕 gei² jan⁴ zi¹ jau¹ {Qǐ rén zhī yōu}

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞天之慮〔---虑〕 gei² tin¹ zi¹ leoi⁶ {Qǐ tiān zhī lǜ}

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞梓之林 gei² zi² zi¹ lam⁴ {Qǐ zǐ zhī lín}

forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent