| 心不在焉 | xīn bù zài yān | absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering | |
| 语焉不详 | yǔ yān bù xiáng | to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details | |
| 杀鸡焉用牛刀 | shā jī yān yòng niú dāo | don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam | |
| 习焉不察 | xí yān bù chá | too accustomed to sth. to question it (idiom) | |
| 焉耆 | yān qí | Yanqi county in Xinjiang |
| 1 | How vast was his virtue! The people could find no name for it. | |
| 2 | If anyone does not know how tomanage his own family, how can he take care of God' s church? | |
| 3 | If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? | |
| 4 | One of the main pillars of jargon has always been metaphor, both sporting and mixed. | |
| 5 | We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'? |