替古人耽忧

tì gǔ rén dān yōu

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

替

tì

to substitute for

古

gǔ

ancient

人

rén

person; people

耽

dān

variant of 耽[dan1]

忧

yōu

to worry