Chinese Notes

燕 yàn yān

yān proper noun Yan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '燕' yān n 2)
yān proper noun State of Yan
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China 中国
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 鸟类学 , 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

燕子 a swallow
燕雀 brambling ; small fry
燕赵(燕趙) Yan and Zhao ; beautiful women / women dancers and singers
燕窝(燕窩) swallow's nest
燕麦(燕麥) oats
雏燕(雛燕) swallow chick
燕麦粥(燕麥粥) oatmeal / porridge
岩燕 Eurasian crag martin
燕礼(燕禮) banquet rites
燕尾 a swallow's tail ; streamers on a flag
家燕 barn swallow
莺声燕语(鶯聲燕語) experienced and well spoken
乳燕 baby swallow
天燕座 Apus
新婚燕尔(新婚燕爾) newlyweds
燕尾服 swallow-tailed coat / tails
燕梳 insurance
雨燕 swift / Apodidae (the swift family)
燕尾蝶 swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
贻燕(貽燕) to leave peace for the future generations
银燕(銀燕) silver swallow / airplane (affectionate)
普通楼燕(普通樓燕) common swift (Apus apus)
燕科 Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
小白腰雨燕 house swift (Apus nipalensis)
崖沙燕 sand martin (Riparia riparia)
普通燕鸥(普通燕鷗) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
淡色崖沙燕 pale martin (Riparia diluta)
燕隼 Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
粉红燕鸥(粉紅燕鷗) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
身轻如燕(身輕如燕) as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
黄嘴河燕鸥(黃嘴河燕鷗) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
小燕尾 little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)

Also contained in

幽燕、燕蓟、前燕、后燕、南燕、北燕、燕云十六州、燕国公、燕坐、燕京、燕山、燕国、燕巢、燕太子丹、燕巢乡、燕铁木儿、燕帖木儿、燕歌行、燕子笺

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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
《燕召公世家》 House of Yan Shaogong Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 68
卷三十一　燕三 Chapter 31: Yan III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — 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: 16
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
燕居 (燕居) 或燕燕居息 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧北山 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Bei Shan — 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
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
燕饮 (燕飲) 公尸燕飲 — 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: 6
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
尸燕 (屍燕) 公尸燕飲 — 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
王燕 (王燕) 王燕食 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — 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