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