"燕" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 燕 | Yān | Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕 |  yàn | variant of 燕[yan4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 燕子 | yàn zi | swallow | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕赵 | Yān Zhào | Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕窝 | yàn wō | edible bird's nest | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕京 | Yān jīng | Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕麦 | yàn mài | oats | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕国 | Yān guó | Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕雀 | yàn què | (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕巢 | Yàn cháo | Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕科 | yàn kē | Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕山 | Yān shān | Yan mountain range across north Hebei | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕梳 | yàn shū | (dialect) insurance (loanword) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 燕隼 | yàn sǔn | (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 燕尾服 | yàn wěi fú | swallow-tailed coat / tails | |
| 燕麦粥 | yàn mài zhōu | oatmeal / porridge | |
| 燕鳐鱼 | flyingfish | | |
| 燕菜精 | yàn cài jīng | agar-agar powder | |
| 燕巢乡 | Yàn cháo xiāng | Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 燕凤蝶 | yàn fèng dié | Lamproptera | |
| 燕京酒 | Yān jīng jiǔ | Yangjing brewery in Beijing | |
| 燕尾蝶 | yān wěi dié | swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) | |
| 燕雀处堂 | yàn què chù táng | lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise | |
| 燕雀相贺 | yàn què xiàng hè | lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house! | |
| 燕京大学 | Yān jīng Dà xué | Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919 | |
| 燕京啤酒 | Yān jīng pí jiǔ | Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand) | |
| 燕雀乌鹊 | yàn què wū què | lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie / fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry / a bunch of nobodies | |
| 燕太子丹 | Yān Tài zǐ Dān | Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[Qin2 Ying2 Zheng4] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC | |
| 燕子基金会 | Fondation Hirondelle | | |
| 燕京酒啤酒 | Yān jīng jiǔ pí jiǔ | Yangjing beer (Beijing beer) | |
| 燕赵都市报 | Yān Zhào Dū shì Bào | Yanzhao Metropolis Daily | |
| 燕子衔泥垒大窝 | yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō | the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle | |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | |
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| 雨燕 | yǔ yàn | swift / Apodidae (the swift family) | | |
| 银燕 | yín yàn | silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) | | |
| 北燕 | Běi Yān | Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436) | | |
| 菜燕 | cài yàn | agar-agar | | |
| 雏燕 | chú yàn | swallow chick | | |
| 公燕 | gōng yàn | banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials | | |
| 后燕 | Hòu Yān | Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) | | |
| 家燕 | jiā yàn | (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) | | |
| 南燕 | Nán Yān | Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410) | | |
| 前燕 | Qián Yān | Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) | | |
| 乳燕 | rǔ yàn | baby swallow | | |
| 洋燕 | yáng yàn | (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) | | |
| 岩燕 | yán yàn | (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) | | |
| 贻燕 | yí yàn | to leave peace for the future generations | | |
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| 白晓燕 | Bái Xiǎo yàn | Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping) | |
| 斑腰燕 | bān yāo yàn | (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) | |
| 灰燕鸻 | huī yàn héng | (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea) | |
| 灰燕䴗 | huī yàn jú | (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) | |
| 胡燕妮 | Hú Yān nī | Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress | |
| 金丝燕 | jīn sī yàn | Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup | |
| 金腰燕 | jīn yāo yàn | (bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) | |
| 领燕鸻 | lǐng yàn héng | (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) | |
| 孙燕姿 | Sūn Yàn zī | Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter | |
| 天燕座 | Tiān yàn zuò | Apus (constellation) | |
| 乌燕鸥 | wū yàn ōu | (bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) | |
| 线尾燕 | xiàn wěi yàn | (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) | |
| 小燕尾 | xiǎo yàn wěi | (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri) | |
| 崖沙燕 | yá shā yàn | (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia) | |
| 曾金燕 | Zēng Jīn yàn | Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1] | |
| 棕沙燕 | zōng shā yàn | brown-throated | |
| 棕雨燕 | zōng yǔ yàn | (bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) | |
| 劳燕分飞 | láo yàn fēn fēi | the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other | |
| 莺歌燕舞 | yīng gē yàn wǔ | the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom) | |
| 处堂燕雀 | chù táng yàn què | lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise | |
| 来鸿去燕 | lái hóng qù yàn | lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move | |
| 新婚燕尔 | xīn hūn yàn ěr | newlyweds | |
| 郢书燕说 | Yǐng shū Yān shuō | lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" | |
| 暗背雨燕 | àn bèi yǔ yàn | (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) | |
| 白额燕鸥 | bái é yàn ōu | (bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons) | |
| 白冠燕尾 | bái guān yàn wěi | (bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) | |
| 白眼河燕 | bái yǎn hé yàn | (bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae) | |
| 白腰燕鸥 | bái yāo yàn ōu | (bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) | |
| 斑背燕尾 | bān bèi yàn wěi | (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus) | |
| 苍头燕雀 | cāng tóu yàn què | (bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) | |
| 纯色岩燕 | chún sè yán yàn | (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) | |
| 凤头树燕 | fèng tóu shù yàn | (bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) | |
| 粉红燕鸥 | fěn hóng yàn ōu | (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | |
| 褐翅燕鸥 | hè chì yàn ōu | (bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) | |
| 褐喉沙燕 | hè hóu shā yàn | (bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) | |
| 黑背燕尾 | hēi bèi yàn wěi | (bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus) | |
| 黑翅燕鸻 | hēi chì yàn héng | (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) | |
| 黑腹燕鸥 | hēi fù yàn ōu | (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) | |
| 黑枕燕鸥 | hēi zhěn yàn ōu | (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) | |
| 灰背燕尾 | huī bèi yàn wěi | (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) | |
| 鸟山石燕 | niǎo shān shí yàn | Toriyama | |
| 普通楼燕 | pǔ tōng lóu yàn | (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) | |
| 普通燕鸻 | pǔ tōng yàn héng | (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) | |
| 普通燕鸥 | pǔ tōng yàn ōu | (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo) | |
| 身轻如燕 | shēn qīng rú yàn | as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) | |
| 白腹毛脚燕 | bái fù máo jiǎo yàn | (bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum) | |
| 大凤头燕鸥 | dà fèng tóu yàn ōu | (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) | |
| 淡色崖沙燕 | dàn sè yá shā yàn | (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) | |
| 短嘴金丝燕 | duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn | (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) | |
| 凤头雨燕属 | fèng tóu yǔ yàn shǔ | Treeswift | |
| 戈氏金丝燕 | Gē shì jīn sī yàn | (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) | |
| 黑叉尾海燕 | hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) | |
| 黑喉毛角燕 | hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn | (bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense) | |
| 黄嘴河燕鸥 | huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu | (bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia) | |
| 小白腰雨燕 | xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn | (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis) | |
| 小凤头燕鸥 | xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu | (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) | |
| 烟腹毛脚燕 | yān fù máo jiǎo yàn | (bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) | |
| 白喉针尾雨燕 | bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn | (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) | |
| 白腰叉尾海燕 | bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn | (bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) | |
| 褐翅叉尾海燕 | hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn | (bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami) | |
| 灰喉针尾雨燕 | huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn | (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) | |
| 日本叉尾海燕 | Rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn | (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) | |
| 烟黑叉尾海燕 | yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn | (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) | |
| 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 | bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu | (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) | |
| 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 | hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu | (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) | |
| 保护信天翁和海燕协定 | Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels | |
