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
yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae)
old variant of 宴[yan4]
Yān shān
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
Yān Zhào
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
beautiful women
women dancers and singers
yǔ yàn
swift
Apodidae (the swift family)
Yān jīng
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
capital of Yan at different periods
Yān jīng pí jiǔ
Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)
yàn wěi fú
swallow-tailed coat
tails
jiā yàn
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Yàn cháo
Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Yān guó
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)
yàn què
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
(fig.) small fry
yīng gē yàn wǔ
the warbler sings and the swallow dances
prosperity abounds (idiom)
yín yàn
silver swallow
airplane (affectionate)
yān wěi dié
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
shēn qīng rú yàn
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
Yàn cháo xiāng
Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Yàn jīng Dà xué
Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919
nán yān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
Hòu Yàn
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
běi yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
qián yān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms 前燕 (337-370)
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
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?
Yān Tài zǐ Dān
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
yàn kē
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
Zēng Jīn yàn
Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1]
Bái Xiǎo yàn
Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)
Yǐng shū Yān shuō
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"
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
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?
yàn què wū què
lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry
a bunch of nobodies
yàn què chù táng
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
unaware of the disasters ahead
a fool's paradise
yí yàn
to leave peace for the future generations
lái hóng qù yàn
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
yàn què xiàng hè
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
congratulations on your new house!
chù táng yàn què
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
unaware of the disasters ahead
a fool's paradise
Yān jīng jiǔ
Yangjing brewery in Beijing
Yān jīng jiǔ pí jiǔ
Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)
hēi fù yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
Běi Yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
Nán Yān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
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