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
- 燕雀相贺(燕雀相賀) sparrow and swallow's congratulation; to congratulate somebody on completion of a building project
- 褐翅叉尾海燕 Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
- 白喉针尾雨燕(白喉針尾雨燕) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
- 日本叉尾海燕 Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
- 大凤头燕鸥(大鳳頭燕鷗) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 纯色岩燕(純色岩燕) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
- 身轻如燕(身輕如燕) as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
- 黑腹燕鸥(黑腹燕鷗) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
- 燕雀乌鹊(燕雀烏鵲) sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies
- 斑腰燕 striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
- 燕梳 insurance
- 燕石 treat a stone from Yan
- 黑背燕尾 black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
- 燕饮(燕飲) to eat as a group
- 乳燕 baby swallow
- 灰背燕尾 slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
- 雨燕 swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
- 白腹毛脚燕(白腹毛腳燕) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)
- 新婚燕尔(新婚燕爾) newlyweds
- 燕麦粥(燕麥粥) oatmeal; porridge
- 燕赵(燕趙) Yan and Zhao ; beautiful women; women dancers and singers
- 夜燕 bat ; an insect that eats lychee and longyan
- 劳燕分飞(勞燕分飛) the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions
- 黄嘴河燕鸥(黃嘴河燕鷗) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
- 斑背燕尾 spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
- 燕麦(燕麥) oats
- 白腰叉尾海燕 Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- 暗背雨燕 dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
- 黑喉毛角燕 Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
- 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?
- 棕雨燕 Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
- 白嘴端凤头燕鸥(白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- 淡色崖沙燕 pale martin (Riparia diluta)
- 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
- 燕麦奶 oat milk
- 灰喉针尾雨燕(灰喉針尾雨燕) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- 白眼河燕 white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
- 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
- 岩燕 Eurasian crag martin
- 莺歌燕舞(鶯歌燕舞) the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds
- 乌燕鸥(烏燕鷗) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
- 戈氏金丝燕(戈氏金絲燕) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
- 燕尾服 swallow-tailed coat; tails
Also contained in
燕子笺 、 燕蓟 、 前燕 、 燕帖木儿 、 燕山 、 幽燕 、 后燕 、 孙燕姿
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
- 燕几 (燕幾) 綴足用燕几 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪大記》 The Greater Record of Mourning Rites — count: 3