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Words with 焉 52 total
(classical) see yú shì于焉yú yān(literary) how is one to know?焉知yān zhīfeeling surprised at sth异焉yì yānto mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details语焉不详yǔ yān bù xiángno greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)功莫大焉gōng mò dà yānabsent-minded · preoccupied · inattentive · with one's thoughts wandering心不在焉xīn bù zài yānI still have sons, don't I? · fig. future generations will continue the work有子存焉yǒu zǐ cún yānYanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin焉耆盆地Yān qí pén dìdon't use a sledgehammer on a nut · aquila non capit muscam杀鸡焉用牛刀shā jī yān yòng niú dāolit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) · fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter割鸡焉用牛刀gē jī yān yòng niú dāoYanqi Hui Autonomous County, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang焉耆回族自治县Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiànthe 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塞翁失马焉知非福sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fúlit. 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?燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhìHow do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐloss sometimes spells gain · when the old man on the frontier lost his mare, who could have guessed it was a blessing in disguise? - a loss may turn out to be a gain · nothing so bad as not to be good for something塞翁失马，焉知非福sài wēng shī mǎ，yān zhī fēi fúIf one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)过而能改，善莫大焉guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān
Idioms with 焉 14 total Chain
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐlit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) · fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter割鸡焉用牛刀gē jī yān yòng niú dāoa thing cannot exist without its basis · with the skin gone, what can the hair adhere to皮之不存，毛将焉附pí zhī bù cún，máo jiāng yān fùloss sometimes spells gain · when the old man on the frontier lost his mare, who could have guessed it was a blessing in disguise? - a loss may turn out to be a gain · nothing so bad as not to be good for something塞翁失马，焉知非福sài wēng shī mǎ，yān zhī fēi fúdon't use a sledgehammer on a nut · aquila non capit muscam杀鸡焉用牛刀shā jī yān yòng niú dāotoo accustomed to something to call it in question习焉不察xī yān bù chá
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