| 燕京大学 | [ yān jīng dà xué ] Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919 |
| 燕国 | [ 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[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) |
| 燕子衔泥垒大窝 | [ yàn zi xián ní leǐ dà wō ] the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom), many a little makes a mickle |
| 燕巢乡 | [ yàn chaó xiāng ] Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 燕窝 | [ yàn wō ] edible bird's nest |
| 燕赵 | [ yān zhaò ] Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi, beautiful women, women dancers and singers |
| 燕赵都市报 | [ yān zhaò dū shì baò ] Yanzhao Metropolis Daily |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | [ 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? |
| 燕雀乌鹊 | [ yàn què wū què ] 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 | [ 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? |
| 燕雀相贺 | [ 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! |
| 燕雀处堂 | [ 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 |
| 燕麦 | [ yàn maì ] oats |
| 燕麦粥 | [ yàn maì zhoū ] oatmeal, porridge |
| 燕 | [ yàn ] variant of 燕[yan4] |
| ⇒ 来鸿去燕 | [ laí hóng qù yàn ] lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move |
| ⇒ 劳燕分飞 | [ laó yàn fēn feī ] the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom), (usually of a couple) to part from each other |
| ⇒ 大凤头燕鸥 | [ dà fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) |
| ⇒ 孙燕姿 | [ sūn yàn zī ] Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter |
| ⇒ 小凤头燕鸥 | [ fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) |
| ⇒ 后燕 | [ hoù yān ] Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) |
| ⇒ 戈氏金丝燕 | [ gē shì jīn sī yàn ] (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) |
| ⇒ 新婚燕尔 | [ xīn hūn yàn ěr ] newlyweds |
| ⇒ 普通楼燕 | [ pǔ tōng loú yàn ] (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) |
| ⇒ 普通燕鸻 | [ pǔ tōng yàn héng ] (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) |
| ⇒ 普通燕鸥 | [ pǔ tōng yàn oū ] (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| ⇒ 灰喉针尾雨燕 | [ huī hoú zhēn weǐ yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) |
| ⇒ 灰燕鸻 | [ huī yàn héng ] (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea) |
| ⇒ 灰燕䴗 | [ huī yàn jú ] (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) |
| ⇒ 乌燕鸥 | [ wū yàn oū ] (bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) |
| ⇒ 烟腹毛脚燕 | [ yān fù maó yàn ] (bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) |
| ⇒ 烟黑叉尾海燕 | [ yān heī chā weǐ haǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) |
| ⇒ 白喉针尾雨燕 | [ baí hoú zhēn weǐ yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) |
| ⇒ 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 | [ baí zuǐ duān fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) |
| ⇒ 白晓燕 | [ baí yàn ] Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping) |
| ⇒ 白腰燕鸥 | [ baí yaō yàn oū ] (bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) |
| ⇒ 白腹毛脚燕 | [ baí fù maó yàn ] (bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| ⇒ 白额燕鸥 | [ baí é yàn oū ] (bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons) |
| ⇒ 短嘴金丝燕 | [ duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn ] (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| ⇒ 粉红燕鸥 | [ fěn hóng yàn oū ] (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) |
| ⇒ 纯色岩燕 | [ chún sè yán yàn ] (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) |
| ⇒ 线尾燕 | [ xiàn weǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) |
| ⇒ 苍头燕雀 | [ cāng toú yàn què ] (bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| ⇒ 处堂燕雀 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 褐翅燕鸥 | [ hè chì yàn oū ] (bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) |
| ⇒ 贻燕 | [ yí yàn ] to leave peace for the future generations |
| ⇒ 身轻如燕 | [ shēn qīng rú yàn ] as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) |
| ⇒ 郢书燕说 | [ 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" |
| ⇒ 金丝燕 | [ jīn sī yàn ] Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup |
| ⇒ 银燕 | [ yín yàn ] silver swallow, airplane (affectionate) |
| ⇒ 雏燕 | [ chú yàn ] swallow chick |
| ⇒ 领燕鸻 | [ lǐng yàn héng ] (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) |
| ⇒ 凤头树燕 | [ fèng toú shù yàn ] (bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) |
| ⇒ 莺歌燕舞 | [ yīng gē yàn wǔ ] the warbler sings and the swallow dances, prosperity abounds (idiom) |
| ⇒ 黄嘴河燕鸥 | [ huáng zuǐ hé yàn oū ] (bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia) |
| ⇒ 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 | [ heī zuǐ duān fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) |
| ⇒ 黑枕燕鸥 | [ heī zhěn yàn oū ] (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) |
| ⇒ 黑翅燕鸻 | [ heī chì yàn héng ] (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) |
| ⇒ 黑腹燕鸥 | [ heī fù yàn oū ] (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) |
