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no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *焉* | 焉* | *焉
where / how
(literary) how is one to know?
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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
feeling surprised at sth
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?
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
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
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
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
(classical) see 於是|于是
I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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