Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day 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
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燕yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]
乳燕rǔ yàn
baby swallow
公燕gōng yàn
banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
前燕Qián Yān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
北燕Běi Yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
南燕Nán Yān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
后燕Hòu Yān
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
家燕jiā yàn
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
岩燕yán yàn
(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
洋燕yáng yàn
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
菜燕cài yàn
agar-agar
贻燕yí yàn
to leave peace for the future generations
银燕yín yàn
(literary) airplane
雏燕chú yàn
swallow chick
雨燕yǔ yàn
swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
崖沙燕yá shā yàn
(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
斑腰燕bān yāo yàn
(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
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]
棕雨燕zōng yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
线尾燕xiàn wěi yàn
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
金丝燕jīn sī yàn
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
金腰燕jīn yāo yàn
(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
凤头树燕fèng tóu shù yàn
(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
普通楼燕pǔ tōng lóu yàn
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
暗背雨燕àn bèi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
来鸿去燕lái hóng qù yàn
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
白眼河燕bái yǎn hé yàn
(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
纯色岩燕chún sè yán yàn
(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
褐喉沙燕hè hóu shā yàn
(bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis)
身轻如燕shēn qīng rú yàn
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
小白腰雨燕xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
戈氏金丝燕Gē shì jīn sī yàn
(bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
淡色崖沙燕dàn sè yá shā yàn
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
烟腹毛脚燕yān fù máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
白腹毛脚燕bái fù máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Siberian house martin (Delichon lagopodum)
短嘴金丝燕duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
黑叉尾海燕hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis)
黑喉毛角燕hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
日本叉尾海燕Rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae)
灰喉针尾雨燕huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
烟黑叉尾海燕yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
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 (Hydrobates leucorhous)
褐翅叉尾海燕hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Hydrobates tristrami)