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
- 凤头树燕(鳳頭樹燕) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
- 莺歌燕舞(鶯歌燕舞) the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds
- 白冠燕尾 white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
- 燕雀相贺(燕雀相賀) sparrow and swallow's congratulation; to congratulate somebody on completion of a building project
- 燕居 to relax ; a place to to relax
- 灰燕䴗(灰燕鶪) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
- 黑背燕尾 black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
- 白眼河燕 white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
- 燕麦粥(燕麥粥) oatmeal; porridge
- 莺声燕语(鶯聲燕語) experienced and well spoken
- 燕礼(燕禮) banquet rites
- 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)
- 燕雀乌鹊(燕雀烏鵲) sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies
- 燕雀 brambling ; small fry
- 白晓燕(白曉燕) Pai Hsiao-yen
- 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
- 领燕鸻(領燕鴴) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
- 金腰燕 red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
- 燕尾 a swallow's tail ; streamers on a flag
- 日本叉尾海燕 Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
- 小凤头燕鸥(小鳳頭燕鷗) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- 身轻如燕(身輕如燕) as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
- 斑腰燕 striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
- 岩燕 Eurasian crag martin
- 洋燕 Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 黑枕燕鸥(黑枕燕鷗) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 白额燕鸥(白額燕鷗) little tern (Sternula albifrons)
- 烟黑叉尾海燕(煙黑叉尾海燕) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 苍头燕雀(蒼頭燕雀) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- 乌燕鸥(烏燕鷗) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
- 灰喉针尾雨燕(灰喉針尾雨燕) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- 燕饮(燕飲) to eat as a group
- 白腰叉尾海燕 Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- 大凤头燕鸥(大鳳頭燕鷗) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 普通楼燕(普通樓燕) common swift (Apus apus)
- 曾金燕 Zeng Jinyan
- 黑翅燕鸻(黑翅燕鴴) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
- 燕子 a swallow
- 粉红燕鸥(粉紅燕鷗) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
Also contained in
燕蓟 、 燕京啤酒 、 燕帖木儿 、 北燕 、 燕赵都市报 、 燕歌行 、 南燕 、 燕京大学 、 孙燕姿 、 燕巢乡 、 幽燕
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
- 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
- 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
- 奔燕 (奔燕) 王子克奔燕 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
- 燕翼 (燕翼) 以燕翼子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧文王有聲 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Wen Wang You Sheng — count: 3