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Etymology
A bird 鳥 with a strange head
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Words with 焉 52 total
Idioms with 焉 14 total
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 dāodon't use a sledgehammer on a nut · aquila non capit muscam杀鸡焉用牛刀shā jī yān yòng niú dāoabsent-minded · preoccupied · inattentive · with one's thoughts wandering心不在焉xīn bù zài yān