jīng yán
to research carefully
to study intensively
Nǚ wá
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jīng wèi] after drowning
jìng yàn
vying to be the most glamorous
each more gorgeous than the other
beauty contest
Jǐng yán
Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Tài zǐ Dān
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC
jìng yān
to offer a cigarette (to a guest)
jīng yán
place where the emperor listened to lectures (traditional)
Yān Tài zǐ Dān
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC
yóu yan lù
lit. centipede's path
fig. narrow winding road
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