| 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[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), surname Yan |
| 燕 | [ yàn ] swallow (family Hirundinidae), old variant of 宴[yan4] |
| 燕京 | [ yān jīng ] Yanjing, an old name for Beijing, capital of Yan at different periods |
| 燕京啤酒 | [ yān jīng pí jiǔ ] Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand) |
| 燕京大學 | [ yān jīng dà xué ] Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919 |
| 燕國 | [ 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) |
| 燕太子丹 | [ yān taì zǐ dān ] Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[Qin2 Ying2 Zheng4] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC |
| 燕子 | [ yàn zi ] swallow |
| 燕子銜泥壘大窩 | [ 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 |
| 燕尾服 | [ yàn weǐ fú ] swallow-tailed coat, tails |
| 燕尾蝶 | [ yān weǐ dié ] swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) |
| 燕山 | [ yān shān ] Yan mountain range across north Hebei |
| 燕巢 | [ yàn chaó ] Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 燕巢鄉 | [ yàn chaó xiāng ] Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 燕梳 | [ yàn shū ] (dialect) insurance (loanword) |
| 燕科 | [ yàn kē ] Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins) |
| 燕窩 | [ yàn wō ] edible bird's nest |
| 燕菜精 | [ yàn caì jīng ] agar-agar powder |
| 燕趙 | [ yān zhaò ] Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi, beautiful women, women dancers and singers |
| 燕趙都市報 | [ yān zhaò dū shì baò ] Yanzhao Metropolis Daily |
| 燕隼 | [ yàn sǔn ] (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| 燕雀 | [ yàn què ] (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla), (fig.) small fry |
| 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 | [ 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? |
| 燕雀烏鵲 | [ yàn què wū què ] lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry, a bunch of nobodies |
| 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 | [ 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? |
| 燕雀相賀 | [ 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! |
| 燕雀處堂 | [ 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 |
| 燕麥 | [ yàn maì ] oats |
| 燕麥粥 | [ yàn maì zhoū ] oatmeal, porridge |
| ⇒ 乳燕 | [ rǔ yàn ] baby swallow |
| ⇒ 來鴻去燕 | [ laí hóng qù yàn ] lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move |
| ⇒ 公燕 | [ gōng yàn ] banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials |
| ⇒ 前燕 | [ qián yān ] Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) |
| ⇒ 勞燕分飛 | [ laó yàn fēn feī ] the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom), (usually of a couple) to part from each other |
| ⇒ 北燕 | [ beǐ yān ] Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436) |
| ⇒ 南燕 | [ nán yān ] Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410) |
| ⇒ 大鳳頭燕鷗 | [ dà fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) |
| ⇒ 天燕座 | [ tiān yàn zuò ] Apus (constellation) |
| ⇒ 孫燕姿 | [ sūn yàn zī ] Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter |
| ⇒ 家燕 | [ jiā yàn ] (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| ⇒ 小燕尾 | [ yàn weǐ ] (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri) |
| ⇒ 小白腰雨燕 | [ baí yaō yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis) |
| ⇒ 小鳳頭燕鷗 | [ fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) |
| ⇒ 岩燕 | [ yán yàn ] (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) |
| ⇒ 崖沙燕 | [ yá shā yàn ] (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia) |
| ⇒ 後燕 | [ hoù yān ] Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) |
| ⇒ 戈氏金絲燕 | [ gē shì jīn sī yàn ] (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) |
| ⇒ 斑背燕尾 | [ bān beì yàn weǐ ] (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus) |
| ⇒ 斑腰燕 | [ bān yaō yàn ] (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) |
| ⇒ 新婚燕爾 | [ xīn hūn yàn ěr ] newlyweds |
| ⇒ 日本叉尾海燕 | [ rì běn chā weǐ haǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) |
| ⇒ 普通樓燕 | [ pǔ tōng loú yàn ] (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) |
| ⇒ 普通燕鴴 | [ pǔ tōng yàn héng ] (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) |
| ⇒ 普通燕鷗 | [ pǔ tōng yàn oū ] (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| ⇒ 暗背雨燕 | [ àn beì yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) |
| ⇒ 曾金燕 | [ zēng jīn yàn ] Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1] |
| ⇒ 棕雨燕 | [ zōng yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) |
| ⇒ 洋燕 | [ yáng yàn ] (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) |
| ⇒ 淡色崖沙燕 | [ dàn sè yá shā yàn ] (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) |
| ⇒ 灰喉針尾雨燕 | [ huī hoú zhēn weǐ yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) |
| ⇒ 灰燕鴴 | [ huī yàn héng ] (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea) |
| ⇒ 灰燕鶪 | [ huī yàn jú ] (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) |
| ⇒ 灰背燕尾 | [ huī beì yàn weǐ ] (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) |
| ⇒ 烏燕鷗 | [ wū yàn oū ] (bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) |
| ⇒ 煙腹毛腳燕 | [ yān fù maó yàn ] (bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) |
| ⇒ 煙黑叉尾海燕 | [ yān heī chā weǐ haǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) |
| ⇒ 白冠燕尾 | [ baí guān yàn weǐ ] (bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) |
| ⇒ 白喉針尾雨燕 | [ baí hoú zhēn weǐ yǔ yàn ] (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) |
| ⇒ 白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 | [ baí zuǐ duān fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) |
| ⇒ 白曉燕 | [ baí yàn ] Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping) |
| ⇒ 白眼河燕 | [ baí yǎn hé yàn ] (bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae) |
| ⇒ 白腰叉尾海燕 | [ baí yaō chā weǐ haǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) |
| ⇒ 白腰燕鷗 | [ baí yaō yàn oū ] (bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) |
| ⇒ 白腹毛腳燕 | [ baí fù maó yàn ] (bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| ⇒ 白額燕鷗 | [ baí é yàn oū ] (bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons) |
| ⇒ 短嘴金絲燕 | [ duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn ] (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| ⇒ 粉紅燕鷗 | [ fěn hóng yàn oū ] (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) |
| ⇒ 純色岩燕 | [ chún sè yán yàn ] (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) |
| ⇒ 線尾燕 | [ xiàn weǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) |
| ⇒ 胡燕妮 | [ hú yān nī ] Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress |
| ⇒ 菜燕 | [ caì yàn ] agar-agar |
| ⇒ 蒼頭燕雀 | [ cāng toú yàn què ] (bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| ⇒ 處堂燕雀 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 褐喉沙燕 | [ hè hoú shā yàn ] (bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) |
| ⇒ 褐翅叉尾海燕 | [ hè chì chā weǐ haǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami) |
| ⇒ 褐翅燕鷗 | [ hè chì yàn oū ] (bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) |
| ⇒ 貽燕 | [ yí yàn ] to leave peace for the future generations |
| ⇒ 身輕如燕 | [ shēn qīng rú yàn ] as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) |
| ⇒ 郢書燕說 | [ 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" |
| ⇒ 金絲燕 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 金腰燕 | [ jīn yaō yàn ] (bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) |
| ⇒ 銀燕 | [ yín yàn ] silver swallow, airplane (affectionate) |
| ⇒ 雛燕 | [ chú yàn ] swallow chick |
| ⇒ 雨燕 | [ yǔ yàn ] swift, Apodidae (the swift family) |
| ⇒ 領燕鴴 | [ lǐng yàn héng ] (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) |
| ⇒ 鳳頭樹燕 | [ fèng toú shù yàn ] (bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) |
| ⇒ 鶯歌燕舞 | [ yīng gē yàn wǔ ] the warbler sings and the swallow dances, prosperity abounds (idiom) |
| ⇒ 黃嘴河燕鷗 | [ huáng zuǐ hé yàn oū ] (bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia) |
| ⇒ 黑叉尾海燕 | [ heī chā weǐ haǐ yàn ] (bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) |
| ⇒ 黑喉毛角燕 | [ heī hoú maó yàn ] (bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense) |
| ⇒ 黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 | [ heī zuǐ duān fèng toú yàn oū ] (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) |
| ⇒ 黑枕燕鷗 | [ heī zhěn yàn oū ] (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) |
| ⇒ 黑翅燕鴴 | [ heī chì yàn héng ] (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) |
| ⇒ 黑背燕尾 | [ heī beì yàn weǐ ] (bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus) |
| ⇒ 黑腹燕鷗 | [ heī fù yàn oū ] (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) |
