jīng yán
to research carefully
to study intensively
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
jìng yān
to offer a cigarette (to a guest)
jīng yán
place where the emperor listened to lectures (traditional)