baɪ spɹˈɪŋ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, jˈæn wʌz hˈaɪdɪŋ ˌʌndɚ lˈɪuː dʒˈʌnz pɹətˈɛkʃən, æt lˈɪuː dʒˈʌnz pˈoʊst æt dʒˈɪŋkuː tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, ɪn mˈɑːdɚn ʒˈɛndʒjɑːŋ, dʒjɑːŋsˈuː, lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɪuː dʒˈʌnz sˈɜːvənt ʒˈæŋ wˈuː tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ.
By spring 453, Yan was hiding under Liu Jun's protection, at Liu Jun's post at Jingkou (京口, in modern Zhenjiang, Jiangsu), living in the house of Liu Jun's servant Zhang Wu (張旿).