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)
bái é yàn ōu
(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)
duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
fěn hóng yàn ōu
(bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
chún sè yán yàn
(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
xiàn wěi yàn
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
cāng tóu yàn què
(bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
bái fù máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum))
bái yāo yàn ōu
(bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)
bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
bái yǎn hé yàn
(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
bái guān yàn wěi
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
yàn sǔn
(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
hè hóu shā yàn
(bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis)
hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
hēi fù yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
hēi bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
hēi chì yàn héng
(bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
hēi zhěn yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
fèng tóu shù yàn
(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
lǐng yàn héng
(bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
jīn yāo yàn
(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
jīn sī yàn
giant swiftlet (collocalia gigas)
hè chì yàn ōu
(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
yàn shū
(dialect) insurance (loanword)
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
many a little makes a mickle
Yān jīng Dà xué
Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919
bān bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
Gē shì jīn sī yàn
(bird species of China) German's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
Hòu Yān
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
yá shā yàn
(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
yán yàn
(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu
(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
xiǎo yàn wěi
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
Sūn Yàn zī
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
dà fèng tóu yàn ōu
(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Nán Yān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
Běi Yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
bān yāo yàn
(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
Rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
pǔ tōng lóu yàn
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
yān fù máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
wū yàn ōu
(bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
huī bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
huī yàn jú
(bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
huī yàn héng
(bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
dàn sè yá shā yàn
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
yáng yàn
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
zōng yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
àn bèi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
pǔ tōng yàn ōu
(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
pǔ tōng yàn héng
(bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
Qián Yān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)