虞 (yú) — (bound form, literary) to anticipate, to worry about; anxiety, concern; (bound form, literary) to deceive, to cheat; (proper noun) legendary dynasty; a state during the Zhou dynasty; a surname
Definition
A literary bound form, rarely used alone — mostly seen in set phrases like 有备无虞 ('prepared, no worry') and 尔虞我诈 ('mutual deceit'). It is not the everyday word for 'worry'; modern Chinese uses 担心.
bound form
(bound form, literary) to anticipateto worry aboutanxietyconcern(bound form, literary) to deceiveto cheat(proper noun) legendary dynastya state during the Zhou dynastya surname
Examples
- 虞，。Wǒ men yào yǒu bèi wú yú, cái néng yìng duì tū fā qíng kuàng.We must be prepared and worry-free in order to handle emergencies.
- ，。Tā men zhī jiān ěr yú wǒ zhà, hù bú xìn rèn.Between them, there was mutual deception and no trust.
- 虞舜。yú Shùn shì gǔ dài chuán shuō zhōng de shèng jūn.Yu Shun is a legendary sage emperor in ancient tradition.
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