| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 燕 | 燕 | Yān | - Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning - north Hebei - the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436) - surname Yan |
| 燕 | 燕 | yàn | - swallow (family Hirundinidae) - old variant of 宴[yan4] |
| 燕 | 鷰 | yàn | - variant of 燕[yan4] |
| 前燕 | 前燕 | QiánYān | - Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) |
| 北燕 | 北燕 | BěiYān | - Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436) |
| 南燕 | 南燕 | NánYān | - Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410) |
| 家燕 | 家燕 | jiāyàn | - (Chinese bird species) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| 岩燕 | 岩燕 | yányàn | - (Chinese bird species) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) |
| 后燕 | 後燕 | HòuYān | - Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) |
| 洋燕 | 洋燕 | yángyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) |
| 燕京 | 燕京 | Yānjīng | - Yanjing, an old name for Beijing - capital of Yan at different periods |
| 燕国 | 燕國 | Yānguó | - Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning - north Hebei - the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436) |
| 燕子 | 燕子 | yànzi | - swallow |
| 燕山 | 燕山 | Yānshān | - Yan mountain range across north Hebei |
| 燕巢 | 燕巢 | Yàncháo | - Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 燕梳 | 燕梳 | yànshū | - (dialect) insurance (loanword) |
| 燕科 | 燕科 | yànkē | - Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins) |
| 燕窝 | 燕窩 | yànwō | - swallow's nest |
| 燕赵 | 燕趙 | YānZhào | - Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi - beautiful women - women dancers and singers |
| 燕隼 | 燕隼 | yànsǔn | - (Chinese bird species) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| 燕雀 | 燕雀 | yànquè | - (Chinese bird species) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - (fig.) small fry |
| 燕麦 | 燕麥 | yànmài | - oats |
| 贻燕 | 貽燕 | yíyàn | - to leave peace for the future generations |
| 银燕 | 銀燕 | yínyàn | - silver swallow - airplane (affectionate) |
| 雏燕 | 雛燕 | chúyàn | - swallow chick |
| 雨燕 | 雨燕 | yǔyàn | - swift - Apodidae (the swift family) |
| 天燕座 | 天燕座 | Tiānyànzuò | - Apus (constellation) |
| 孙燕姿 | 孫燕姿 | SūnYànzī | - Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter |
| 小燕尾 | 小燕尾 | xiǎoyànwěi | - (Chinese bird species) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri) |
| 崖沙燕 | 崖沙燕 | yáshāyàn | - (Chinese bird species) sand martin (Riparia riparia) |
| 斑腰燕 | 斑腰燕 | bānyāoyàn | - (Chinese bird species) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) |
| 曾金燕 | 曾金燕 | ZēngJīnyàn | - Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1] |
| 棕雨燕 | 棕雨燕 | zōngyǔyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) |
| 灰燕鸻 | 灰燕鴴 | huīyànhéng | - (Chinese bird species) small pratincole (Glareola lactea) |
| 灰燕䴗 | 灰燕鶪 | huīyànjú | - (Chinese bird species) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) |
| 乌燕鸥 | 烏燕鷗 | wūyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) |
| 燕尾服 | 燕尾服 | yànwěifú | - swallow-tailed coat - tails |
| 燕尾蝶 | 燕尾蝶 | yānwěidié | - swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) |
| 燕巢乡 | 燕巢鄉 | Yàncháoxiāng | - Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 燕麦粥 | 燕麥粥 | yànmàizhōu | - oatmeal - porridge |
| 白晓燕 | 白曉燕 | BáiXiǎoyàn | - Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping) |
| 线尾燕 | 線尾燕 | xiànwěiyàn | - (Chinese bird species) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) |
| 胡燕妮 | 胡燕妮 | HúYānnī | - Jenny Hu |
| 金丝燕 | 金絲燕 | jīnsīyàn | - giant swiftlet (collocalia gigas) |
| 金腰燕 | 金腰燕 | jīnyāoyàn | - (Chinese bird species) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) |
| 领燕鸻 | 領燕鴴 | lǐngyànhéng | - (Chinese bird species) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) |
| 来鸿去燕 | 來鴻去燕 | láihóngqùyàn | - lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move |
| 劳燕分飞 | 勞燕分飛 | láoyànfēnfēi | - not wishing to part |
| 斑背燕尾 | 斑背燕尾 | bānbèiyànwěi | - (Chinese bird species) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus) |
| 新婚燕尔 | 新婚燕爾 | xīnhūnyàněr | - newlyweds - love birds |
| 普通楼燕 | 普通樓燕 | pǔtōnglóuyàn | - (Chinese bird species) common swift (Apus apus) |
| 普通燕鸻 | 普通燕鴴 | pǔtōngyànhéng | - (Chinese bird species) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) |
| 普通燕鸥 | 普通燕鷗 | pǔtōngyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) common tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| 暗背雨燕 | 暗背雨燕 | ànbèiyǔyàn | - (Chinese bird species) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) |
| 灰背燕尾 | 灰背燕尾 | huībèiyànwěi | - (Chinese bird species) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) |
| 燕京啤酒 | 燕京啤酒 | Yānjīngpíjiǔ | - Yangjing beer (Beijing beer) |
| 燕京大学 | 燕京大學 | YānjīngDàxué | - Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919 |
| 燕太子丹 | 燕太子丹 | YānTàizǐDān | - Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC |
| 燕雀乌鹊 | 燕雀烏鵲 | yànquèwūquè | - lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry - a bunch of nobodies |
| 燕雀相贺 | 燕雀相賀 | yànquèxiànghè | - lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project - congratulations on your new house! |
| 燕雀处堂 | 燕雀處堂 | yànquèchùtáng | - lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living - unaware of the disasters ahead - a fool's paradise |
| 白冠燕尾 | 白冠燕尾 | báiguānyànwěi | - (Chinese bird species) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) |
| 白眼河燕 | 白眼河燕 | báiyǎnhéyàn | - (Chinese bird species) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae) |
| 白腰燕鸥 | 白腰燕鷗 | báiyāoyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) |
| 白额燕鸥 | 白額燕鷗 | báiéyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) little tern (Sternula albifrons) |
| 粉红燕鸥 | 粉紅燕鷗 | fěnhóngyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) |
| 纯色岩燕 | 純色岩燕 | chúnsèyányàn | - (Chinese bird species) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) |
| 苍头燕雀 | 蒼頭燕雀 | cāngtóuyànquè | - (Chinese bird species) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| 处堂燕雀 | 處堂燕雀 | chùtángyànquè | - lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living - unaware of the disasters ahead - a fool's paradise |
| 褐喉沙燕 | 褐喉沙燕 | hèhóushāyàn | - (Chinese bird species) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) |
| 褐翅燕鸥 | 褐翅燕鷗 | hèchìyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) |
| 身轻如燕 | 身輕如燕 | shēnqīngrúyàn | - as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) |
| 郢书燕说 | 郢書燕說 | YǐngshūYānshuō | - lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it - fig. to misinterpret the original meaning - to pile up errors - refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" |
| 凤头树燕 | 鳳頭樹燕 | fèngtóushùyàn | - (Chinese bird species) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) |
| 莺歌燕舞 | 鶯歌燕舞 | yīnggēyànwǔ | - the warbler sings and the swallow dances - prosperity abounds (idiom) |
| 黑枕燕鸥 | 黑枕燕鷗 | hēizhěnyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) |
| 黑翅燕鸻 | 黑翅燕鴴 | hēichìyànhéng | - (Chinese bird species) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) |
| 黑背燕尾 | 黑背燕尾 | hēibèiyànwěi | - (Chinese bird species) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus) |
| 黑腹燕鸥 | 黑腹燕鷗 | hēifùyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) |
| 大凤头燕鸥 | 大鳳頭燕鷗 | dàfèngtóuyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) |
| 小白腰雨燕 | 小白腰雨燕 | xiǎobáiyāoyǔyàn | - (Chinese bird species) house swift (Apus nipalensis) |
| 小凤头燕鸥 | 小鳳頭燕鷗 | xiǎofèngtóuyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) |
| 戈氏金丝燕 | 戈氏金絲燕 | Gēshìjīnsīyàn | - (Chinese bird species) German's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) |
| 淡色崖沙燕 | 淡色崖沙燕 | dànsèyáshāyàn | - (Chinese bird species) pale martin (Riparia diluta) |
| 烟腹毛脚燕 | 煙腹毛腳燕 | yānfùmáojiǎoyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) |
| 燕赵都市报 | 燕趙都市報 | YānZhàoDūshìBào | - Yanzhao Metropolis Daily |
| 白腹毛脚燕 | 白腹毛腳燕 | báifùmáojiǎoyàn | - (Chinese bird species) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)) |
| 短嘴金丝燕 | 短嘴金絲燕 | duǎnzuǐjīnsīyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| 黄嘴河燕鸥 | 黃嘴河燕鷗 | huángzuǐhéyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) river tern (Sterna aurantia) |
| 黑叉尾海燕 | 黑叉尾海燕 | hēichāwěihǎiyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) |
| 黑喉毛角燕 | 黑喉毛角燕 | hēihóumáojiǎoyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense) |
| 日本叉尾海燕 | 日本叉尾海燕 | Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) |
| 灰喉针尾雨燕 | 灰喉針尾雨燕 | huīhóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn | - (Chinese bird species) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) |
| 烟黑叉尾海燕 | 煙黑叉尾海燕 | yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) |
| 白喉针尾雨燕 | 白喉針尾雨燕 | báihóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn | - (Chinese bird species) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) |
| 白腰叉尾海燕 | 白腰叉尾海燕 | báiyāochāwěihǎiyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) |
| 褐翅叉尾海燕 | 褐翅叉尾海燕 | hèchìchāwěihǎiyàn | - (Chinese bird species) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami) |
| 燕子衔泥垒大窝 | 燕子銜泥壘大窩 | yànzixiánnílěidàwō | - the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) - many a little makes a mickle |
| 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 | 白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 | báizuǐduānfèngtóuyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) |
| 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 | 黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 | hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyànōu | - (Chinese bird species) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 | yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhì | - lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) - fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 | yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì | - lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
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