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於焉

简于焉 · 繁於焉

Mandarin · pinyin yú yān

(classical) see 於是 yú shì

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於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
焉: yān · thereupon, then; how? why? where?
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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2–1 · yu2 yan1

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jyu1 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 於焉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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