English
- thereupon, then
- where
- how? why? where?
- how
As a component in
Words containing 焉
- 心不在焉sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4
absent-minded
- 於焉jyu1 jin4
(classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
- 語焉不詳jyu5 jin4 bat1 coeng4
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
- 焉耆jin1 kei4
see 焉耆回族自治縣|焉耆回族自治县[Yan1 qi2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 焉道bin1 dou6
where [colloquial]
- 焉知jin1 zi1
(literary) how is one to know?
- 異焉ji6 jin1
feeling surprised at sth
- 焉耆縣jin1 kei4 jyun6
see 焉耆回族自治縣|焉耆回族自治县[Yan1 qi2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 與有榮焉jyu5 jau5 wing4 jin4
to be honoured; to share the honour
- 焉耆盆地jin1 kei4 pun4 dei6
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
- 殺雞焉用牛刀saat3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1
(lit.) why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?; (fig.) there's no need to use great ability or resources for a trivial task
- 善莫大焉sin6 mok6 daai6 jin1
- 功莫大焉gung1 mok6 daai6 jin1
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- 焉得虎子jin1 dak1 fu2 zi2
- 有子存焉jau5 zi2 cyun4 jin1
I still have sons, don't I?
- 焉知非福jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
- 割雞焉用牛刀got3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1
see 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
- 焉耆回族自治縣jin1 kei4 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
- 塞翁失馬焉知非福coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
- 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志jin3 zoek3 jin1 zi1 hung4 huk6 zi1 zi3
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?