jiá rán
(literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound)
to be loud and clear
jiá rán ér zhǐ
with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
jiá
lance
to tap
to scrape
to chirp
custom
jiá jiá
difficult
challenging
original
Mǎ jiá ěr ní
Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
Paul McCartney, former Beatle
Mǎ jiá ěr ní shǐ tuán
the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793