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焉

Mandarin · pinyin yān

where
how

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焉: yān · thereupon, then; how? why? where?

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) a kind of yellow bird, found around the Yangtze and Huai Rivers
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) in it; on it; to it; from it; by it; than it; here
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Final modal particle, used to show a particular state or express affirmation, doubt or exclamation.

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, interrogative) how? why? where? when?
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) thereupon; therefore; then

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