替ㄊㄧˋtì古ㄍㄨˇgǔ人ㄖㄣˊrén耽ㄉㄢdān憂ㄧㄡyōu

  1. 做不必要的憂慮。《西遊記·第四八回》：「老兒，莫替古人耽憂，我師父管他不死長命。」《金瓶梅·第二○回》：「怪小狗肉兒，你倒替古人耽憂。」也作「替古人擔憂」。

英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