焉 焉
yān
ㄧㄢ
  1. thereupon, then
  2. how? why? where?
Words with 焉焉
yān ㄧㄢ 焉 焉
  1. 1. where
  2. 2. how
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yú yān ㄩˊㄧㄢ 於焉 于焉
Simplified Traditional 于焉 於焉
  1. Classical Chinese
    1. see yúshì於‍是yúshì于‍是
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yān zhī ㄧㄢㄓ 焉知 焉知
  1. Literary
    1. how is one to know?
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yì yān ㄧˋㄧㄢ 異焉 异焉
Simplified Traditional 异焉 異焉
  1. 1. feeling surprised at sth
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Yān qí ㄧㄢㄑㄧˊ 焉耆 焉耆
  1. 1. Yanqi county in Xinjiang
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Yān qí xiàn ㄧㄢㄑㄧˊㄒㄧㄢˋ 焉耆縣 焉耆县
Simplified Traditional 焉耆县 焉耆縣
  1. 1. Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang bāyīnguōléngměnggǔzìzhìzhōu巴‍音‍郭‍楞‍蒙‍古‍自‍治‍州, Xinjiang
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xīn bù zài yān ㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋㄗㄞˋㄧㄢ 心不在焉 心不在焉
  1. 1. absent-minded
  2. 2. preoccupied
  3. 3. inattentive
  4. 4. with one's thoughts wandering
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yǒu zǐ cún yān ㄧㄡˇㄗˇㄘㄨㄣˊㄧㄢ 有子存焉 有子存焉
  1. 1. I still have sons, don't I?
  2. 2. fig. future generations will continue the work
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gōng mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄥㄇㄛˋㄉㄚˋㄧㄢ 功莫大焉 功莫大焉
  1. Idiom
    1. no greater contribution has been made than this
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yǔ yān bù xiáng ㄩˇㄧㄢㄅㄨˋㄒㄧㄤˊ 語焉不詳 语焉不详
Simplified Traditional 语焉不详 語焉不詳
  1. Idiom, Verb
    1. to mention sth without elaborating
  2. 2. not giving details
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Yān qí pén dì ㄧㄢㄑㄧˊㄆㄣˊㄉㄧˋ 焉耆盆地 焉耆盆地
  1. 1. Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
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shā jī yān yòng niú dāo ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄧㄢㄩㄥˋㄋㄧㄡˊㄉㄠ 殺雞焉用牛刀 杀鸡焉用牛刀
Simplified Traditional 杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀
  1. 1. don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
  2. 2. aquila non capit muscam
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gē jī yān yòng niú dāo ㄍㄜㄐㄧㄧㄢㄩㄥˋㄋㄧㄡˊㄉㄠ 割雞焉用牛刀 割鸡焉用牛刀
Simplified Traditional 割鸡焉用牛刀 割雞焉用牛刀
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken?
  2. 2. fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3. also written shājīyānyòngniúdāo殺‍雞‍焉‍用‍牛‍刀shājīyānyòngniúdāo杀‍鸡‍焉‍用‍牛‍刀
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Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn ㄧㄢㄑㄧˊㄏㄨㄟˊㄗㄨˊㄗˋㄓˋㄒㄧㄢˋ 焉耆回族自治縣 焉耆回族自治县
Simplified Traditional 焉耆回族自治县 焉耆回族自治縣
  1. 1. Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang bāyīnguōléngměnggǔzìzhìzhōu巴‍音‍郭‍楞‍蒙‍古‍自‍治‍州, Xinjiang
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sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú ㄙㄞˋㄨㄥㄕㄇㄚˇㄧㄢㄓㄈㄟㄈㄨˊ 塞翁失馬焉知非福 塞翁失马焉知非福
Simplified Traditional 塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福
  1. Idiom
    1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best
  2. 2. fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì ㄧㄢˋㄑㄩㄝˋㄧㄢㄓㄏㄨㄥˊㄍㄨˇㄓㄓˋ 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
Simplified Traditional 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?
  2. 2. fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄛˋㄦˊㄋㄥˊㄍㄞˇ,ㄕㄢˋㄇㄛˋㄉㄚˋㄧㄢ 過而能改，善莫大焉 过而能改，善莫大焉
Simplified Traditional 过而能改，善莫大焉 過而能改，善莫大焉
  1. Idiom
    1. If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better
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bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ ㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˋㄏㄨˇㄒㄩㄝˊ,ㄧㄢㄉㄜˊㄏㄨˇㄗˇ 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
  1. Idiom
    1. How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair?
  2. 2. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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