to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
耽心耽心dan1 xin1
variant of 擔心|担心
耽忧耽憂dan1 you1
variant of 擔憂|担忧
替古人耽忧替古人耽憂ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1
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