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Trad. 焉耆縣
- Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
- I still have sons, don't I?
- fig. future generations will continue the work
Trad. 語焉不詳
- to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
- no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- absent-minded
- preoccupied
- inattentive
- with one's thoughts wandering
Trad. 割雞焉用牛刀
- lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
- fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
- also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
Trad. 殺雞焉用牛刀
- don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
- aquila non capit muscam
Trad. 焉耆回族自治縣
- Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Trad. 塞翁失馬焉知非福
- 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
Trad. 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志
- 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?
Trad. 過而能改，善莫大焉
- If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
- How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.