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
- 燕麦奶 oat milk
- 棕雨燕 Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
- 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
- 普通燕鸥(普通燕鷗) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 灰燕䴗(灰燕鶪) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
- 白冠燕尾 white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
- 金腰燕 red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
- 莺声燕语(鶯聲燕語) experienced and well spoken
- 白腰燕鸥(白腰燕鷗) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)
- 大凤头燕鸥(大鳳頭燕鷗) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 褐翅燕鸥(褐翅燕鷗) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- 莺歌燕舞(鶯歌燕舞) the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds
- 日本叉尾海燕 Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
- 烟黑叉尾海燕(煙黑叉尾海燕) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 处堂燕雀(處堂燕雀) a caged bird in a pavilion; to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead
- 天燕座 Apus
- 黑叉尾海燕 Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
- 燕窝(燕窩) swallow's nest
- 纯色岩燕(純色岩燕) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
- 劳燕分飞(勞燕分飛) the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions
- 雏燕(雛燕) swallow chick
- 燕麦粥(燕麥粥) oatmeal; porridge
- 灰背燕尾 slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
- 燕隼 Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 小白腰雨燕 house swift (Apus nipalensis)
- 岩燕 Eurasian crag martin
- 黑背燕尾 black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
- 普通楼燕(普通樓燕) common swift (Apus apus)
- 白嘴端凤头燕鸥(白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- 燕尾蝶 swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
- 淡色崖沙燕 pale martin (Riparia diluta)
- 白眼河燕 white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
- 斑腰燕 striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
- 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥(黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
- 燕尾 a swallow's tail ; streamers on a flag
- 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志(燕雀安知鴻鵠之志) can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?
- 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
- 大雨落幽燕 on the northern land a heavy rain is pouring
- 雨燕 swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
- 褐翅叉尾海燕 Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
- 白额燕鸥(白額燕鷗) little tern (Sternula albifrons)
Also contained in
燕歌行 、 燕京啤酒 、 燕京 、 胡燕妮 、 孙燕姿 、 郢书燕说 、 燕子笺 、 北燕 、 燕山 、 后燕
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
- 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
- 燕衣 (燕衣) 燕衣不逾祭服 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 3
- 燕食 (燕食) 大夫燕食 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《內則》 The Pattern of the Family — count: 3