xīn bù zài yān
absent-minded
preoccupied
inattentive
with one's thoughts wandering
yǔ yān bù xiáng
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Yān qí xiàn
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
Yān qí pén dì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
aquila non capit muscam
Yān qí Huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Bā yīn gūo lèng Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
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]
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
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?
yǒu zǐ cún yān
I still have sons, don't I?
fig. future generations will continue the work
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
yú yān
(classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
yān zhī
(literary) how is one to know?
Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn
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
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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