燕 (w)

(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 (w)

(yàn) swallow (family Hirundinidae)

燕京 (w)

(yānjīng) Yanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods

燕京啤酒 (w)

(yānjīngpíjiǔ) Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)

燕京大学 (w)

(yànjīngdàxué) Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919

燕京酒 (w)

(yānjīngjiǔ) Yangjing brewery in Beijing

燕京酒啤酒 (w)

(yānjīngjiǔpíjiǔ) Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)

燕国 (w)

(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)

燕太子丹 (w)

(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

燕子 (w)

(yànzi) swallow

燕尾服 (w)

(yànwěifú) swallow-tailed coat; tails

燕尾蝶 (w)

(yānwěidié) swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

燕山 (w)

(yānshān) Yan mountain range across north Hebei

燕巢 (w)

(yàncháo) Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

燕巢乡 (w)

(yàncháoxiāng) Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

燕科 (w)

(yànkē) Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)

燕窝 (w)

(yànwō) swallow's nest

燕赵 (w)

(yānzhào) Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers

燕赵都市报 (w)

(yānzhàodūshìbào) Yanzhao Metropolis Daily

燕雀 (w)

(yànquè) Eurasian finch or brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); fig. small fry

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 (w)

(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?

燕雀乌鹊 (w)

(yànquèwūquè) lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies

燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 (w)

(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?

燕雀相贺 (w)

(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 (w)

(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

燕麦 (w)

(yànmài) oats

燕麦粥 (w)

(yànmàizhōu) oatmeal; porridge