| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 焉 | 焉 | yān | yan1 | where; how | ||
| 2 | 焉耆回族自治县 | 焉耆回族自治縣 | yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Yan1 qi2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4 | Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 , Xinjiang | ||
| 3 | 罪莫大焉 | 罪莫大焉 | zuì mò dà yān | zui4 mo4 da4 yan1 | There is no greater crime than this. (idiom) | ||
| 4 | 中焉之志 | 中焉之志 | zhōng yān zhī zhì | zhong1 yan1 zhi1 zhi4 | to choose the place for one's retirement (idiom) | ||
| 5 | 语焉不详 | 語焉不詳 | yǔ yān bù xiáng | yu3 yan1 bu4 xiang2 | to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details | ||
| 6 | 于焉 | 於焉 | yú yān | yu2 yan1 | (classical) see 于是 | ||
| 7 | 有子存焉 | 有子存焉 | yǒu zǐ cún yān | you3 zi3 cun2 yan1 | I still have sons, don't I?; fig. future generations will continue the work | ||
| 8 | 异焉 | 異焉 | yì yān | yi4 yan1 | feeling surprised at sth | ||
| 9 | 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4 | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | ||
| 10 | 焉知非福 | 焉知非福 | yān zhī fēi fú | yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2 | How could you know it is not a blessing? (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 焉知 | 焉知 | yān zhī | yan1 zhi1 | (literary) how is one to know? | ||
| 12 | 焉耆县 | 焉耆縣 | yān qí xiàn | Yan1 qi2 xian4 | Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 , Xinjiang | ||
| 13 | 焉耆盆地 | 焉耆盆地 | yān qí pén dì | Yan1 qi2 pen2 di4 | Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin | ||
| 14 | 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 | 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 | bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ | bu4 ru4 hu3 xue2 , yan1 de2 hu3 zi3 | How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained. | ||
| 15 | 焉耆 | 焉耆 | yān qí | Yan1 qi2 | Yanqi county in Xinjiang | ||
| 16 | 心不在焉 | 心不在焉 | xīn bù zài yān | xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1 | absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering | ||
| 17 | 习焉不察 | 習焉不察 | xí yān bù chá | xi2 yan1 bu4 cha2 | too accustomed to sth. to question it (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 天地位焉 | 天地位焉 | tiān dì wèi yān | tian1 di4 wei4 yan1 | Things in the universe take their proper places. (idiom) | ||
| 19 | 杀鸡焉用牛刀 | 殺雞焉用牛刀 | shā jī yān yòng niú dāo | sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1 | don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam | ||
| 20 | 塞翁失马焉知非福 | 塞翁失馬焉知非福 | sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú | sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2 | the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good | ||
| 21 | 过而能改，善莫大焉 | 過而能改，善莫大焉 | guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān | guo4 er2 neng2 gai3 , shan4 mo4 da4 yan1 | If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 割鸡焉用牛刀 | 割雞焉用牛刀 | gē jī yān yòng niú dāo | ge1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1 | lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom); fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter; also written 杀鸡焉用牛刀 | ||
| 23 | 不入虎穴焉得虎子 | 不入虎穴焉得虎子 | bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ | bu4 ru4 hu3 xue2 yan1 de2 hu3 zi3 | how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair; nothing venture; nothing to gain or have |
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