燕 yān
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yān
proper noun
Yan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '燕' yān n 2) -
yān
proper noun
State of Yan
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
Notes: Could refer to one of the Seven Warring States or a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms (Guoyu '燕' yān n 1) -
yàn
noun
swallow
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Ornithology , Concept: Bird 鸟
Notes: (Guoyu '燕' yàn n 1) -
yàn
verb
to feast
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '燕' yàn v 1)
Contained in
- 燕隼 Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 白眼河燕 white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
- 黑叉尾海燕 Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
- 燕尾蝶 swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
- 来鸿去燕(來鴻去燕) the goose comes, the swallow goes; always on the move
- 燕麦粥(燕麥粥) oatmeal; porridge
- 新婚燕尔(新婚燕爾) newlyweds
- 灰燕鸻(灰燕鴴) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
- 燕科 Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
- 乳燕 baby swallow
- 燕雀 brambling ; small fry
- 燕子 a swallow
- 小白腰雨燕 house swift (Apus nipalensis)
- 燕窝(燕窩) swallow's nest
- 劳燕分飞(勞燕分飛) the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions
- 烟腹毛脚燕(煙腹毛腳燕) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
- 白腰叉尾海燕 Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- 黑背燕尾 black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
- 乌燕鸥(烏燕鷗) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
- 淡色崖沙燕 pale martin (Riparia diluta)
- 灰喉针尾雨燕(灰喉針尾雨燕) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- 燕麦(燕麥) oats
- 银燕(銀燕) silver swallow; airplane (affectionate)
- 斑背燕尾 spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
- 黑喉毛角燕 Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
- 雨燕 swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
- 戈氏金丝燕(戈氏金絲燕) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
- 燕饮(燕飲) to eat as a group
- 贻燕(貽燕) to leave peace for the future generations
- 小凤头燕鸥(小鳳頭燕鷗) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- 黑枕燕鸥(黑枕燕鷗) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 身轻如燕(身輕如燕) as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
- 夜燕 bat ; an insect that eats lychee and longyan
- 大雨落幽燕 on the northern land a heavy rain is pouring
- 白冠燕尾 white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
- 莺声燕语(鶯聲燕語) experienced and well spoken
- 褐翅燕鸥(褐翅燕鷗) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- 燕子衔泥垒大窝(燕子銜泥壘大窩) the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time; many a little makes a mickle
- 棕雨燕 Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
- 金丝燕(金絲燕) 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
- 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志(燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志) can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?
- 燕雀处堂(燕雀處堂) a caged bird in a pavilion; to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead
Also contained in
燕京啤酒 、 燕巢 、 燕支山 、 燕子笺 、 燕国公 、 郢书燕说 、 燕歌行 、 燕太子丹 、 胡燕妮
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷三十 燕二 Chapter 30: Yan II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 193
- 卷二十九 燕一 Chapter 29: Yan I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 191
- 《蘇秦列傳》 Biography of Su Qin Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 117
- 第八十一回 Chapter 81 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 106
- 卷一百四十二 列傳第三十 鐵鉉 暴昭 陳性善 張昺 謝貴 彭二 宋忠 馬宣 瞿能 張倫 顏伯瑋 王省 姚善 陳彥回 Volume 142 Biographies 30: Tie Xuan, Bao Zhao, Chen Xingshan, Zhang Bing, Xie Gui, Peng Er, Song Zhong, Ma Xuan, Ju Neng, Zhang Lun, Yan Bowei, Wang Sheng, Yao Shan, Chen Yanhui History of Ming 明史 — count: 84
- 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 82
- 卷一百四十一 列傳第二十九 齊泰 黃子澄 方孝孺 練子寧 茅大芳 卓敬 陳迪 景清 連楹 胡閏 王度 Volume 141 Biographies 29: Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Lian Zining, Mao DaFang, Zhuo Jing, Chen Di, Jing Qing, Lian Ying, Hu Run, Wang Du History of Ming 明史 — count: 72
- 卷四 本紀第四 恭閔帝 Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Gongming History of Ming 明史 — count: 70
- 卷三十一 燕三 Chapter 31: Yan III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 68
- 《燕召公世家》 House of Yan Shaogong Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 68
Collocations
- 燕燕 (燕燕) 燕燕 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧燕燕 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Yan Yan — count: 12
- 燕人 (燕人) 燕人畏鄭三軍而不虞制人 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 9
- 式燕 (式燕) 嘉賓式燕以敖 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧鹿鳴 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Lu Ming — count: 7
- 燕师 (燕師) 燕師所完 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧韓奕 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Han Yi — count: 7
- 燕来 (燕來) 公尸來燕來寧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧鳧鷖 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Fu Yi — count: 5
- 燕乐 (燕樂) 以燕樂嘉賓之心 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧鹿鳴 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Lu Ming — count: 4
- 用燕 (用燕) 用燕喪威儀 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 酒誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement about Drunkenness — count: 4
- 来燕 (來燕) 公尸來燕來寧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧鳧鷖 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Fu Yi — count: 4
- 燕于飞 (燕于飛) 燕燕于飛 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧燕燕 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Yan Yan — count: 3
- 燕婉 (燕婉) 燕婉之求 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧新臺 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Xin Tai — count: 3