燕尾服 yànwěifú, swallow-tailed coat/tails 燕 Yān/yàn, [鷰], Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Ya... 燕麦 yànmài, [燕麥], oats 燕子 yànzi, swallow 燕窝 yànwō, [燕窩], edible bird's nest 雨燕 yǔyàn, swift/Apodidae (the swift family) 金丝燕 jīnsīyàn, [金絲燕], Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini t... 莺歌燕舞 yīnggēyànwǔ, [鶯歌燕舞], the warbler sings and the swallow dances/prosperity abounds (idiom) 燕雀 yànquè, (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)/(fig.) small fry 乌燕鸥 wūyànōu, [烏燕鷗], (bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) 乳燕 rǔyàn, baby swallow 凤头树燕 fèngtóushùyàn, [鳳頭樹燕], (bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) 前燕 QiánYān, Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) 劳燕分飞 láoyànfēnfēi, [勞燕分飛], the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)/(usually of a cou... 北燕 BěiYān, Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436) 南燕 NánYān, Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410) 后燕 HòuYān, [後燕], Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) 处堂燕雀 chùtángyànquè, [處堂燕雀], lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable l... 大凤头燕鸥 dàfèngtóuyànōu, [大鳳頭燕鷗], (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) 天燕座 Tiānyànzuò, Apus (constellation) 孙燕姿 SūnYànzī, [孫燕姿], Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter 家燕 jiāyàn, (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) 小凤头燕鸥 xiǎofèngtóuyànōu, [小鳳頭燕鷗], (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) 小燕尾 xiǎoyànwěi, (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri) 小白腰雨燕 xiǎobáiyāoyǔyàn, (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis) 岩燕 yányàn, (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) 崖沙燕 yáshāyàn, (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia) 戈氏金丝燕 Gēshìjīnsīyàn, [戈氏金絲燕], (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) 斑背燕尾 bānbèiyànwěi, (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus) 斑腰燕 bānyāoyàn, (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) 新婚燕尔 xīnhūnyàněr, [新婚燕爾], newlyweds 日本叉尾海燕 Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn, (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) 普通楼燕 pǔtōnglóuyàn, [普通樓燕], (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) 普通燕鸥 pǔtōngyànōu, [普通燕鷗], (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo) 普通燕鸻 pǔtōngyànhéng, [普通燕鴴], (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) 暗背雨燕 ànbèiyǔyàn, (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) 曾金燕 ZēngJīnyàn, Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissiden... 来鸿去燕 láihóngqùyàn, [來鴻去燕], lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move 棕雨燕 zōngyǔyàn, (bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) 洋燕 yángyàn, (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) 淡色崖沙燕 dànsèyáshāyàn, (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) 灰喉针尾雨燕 huīhóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn, [灰喉針尾雨燕], (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) 灰燕䴗 huīyànjú, [灰燕鶪], (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) 灰燕鸻 huīyànhéng, [灰燕鴴], (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea) 灰背燕尾 huībèiyànwěi, (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) 烟腹毛脚燕 yānfùmáojiǎoyàn, [煙腹毛腳燕], (bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) 烟黑叉尾海燕 yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn, [煙黑叉尾海燕], (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 燕京 Yānjīng, Yanjing, an old name for Beijing/capital of Yan at different periods 燕京啤酒 Yānjīngpíjiǔ, Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand) 燕京大学 YānjīngDàxué, [燕京大學], Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919 燕国 Yānguó, [燕國], Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Ya... 燕太子丹 YānTàizǐDān, Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Yi... 燕子衔泥垒大窝 yànzixiánnílěidàwō, [燕子銜泥壘大窩], the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)/many a little m... 燕尾蝶 yānwěidié, swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 燕山 Yānshān, Yan mountain range across north Hebei 燕巢 Yàncháo, Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan 燕巢乡 Yàncháoxiāng, [燕巢鄉], Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan 燕梳 yànshū, (dialect) insurance (loanword) 燕科 yànkē, Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins) 燕赵 YānZhào, [燕趙], Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi/beautiful women/wome... 燕赵都市报 YānZhàoDūshìBào, [燕趙都市報], Yanzhao Metropolis Daily 燕隼 yànsǔn, (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) 燕雀乌鹊 yànquèwūquè, [燕雀烏鵲], lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry/a bunch o... 燕雀处堂 yànquèchùtáng, [燕雀處堂], lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable l... 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhì, [燕雀安知鴻鵠之志], lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)/fig. h... 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì, [燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志], lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. ... 燕雀相贺 yànquèxiànghè, [燕雀相賀], lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on co... 燕麦粥 yànmàizhōu, [燕麥粥], oatmeal/porridge 白冠燕尾 báiguānyànwěi, (bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) 白喉针尾雨燕 báihóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn, [白喉針尾雨燕], (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 báizuǐduānfèngtóuyànōu, [白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗], (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) 白晓燕 BáiXiǎoyàn, [白曉燕], Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping) 白眼河燕 báiyǎnhéyàn, (bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae) 白腰叉尾海燕 báiyāochāwěihǎiyàn, (bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) 白腰燕鸥 báiyāoyànōu, [白腰燕鷗], (bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) 白腹毛脚燕 báifùmáojiǎoyàn, [白腹毛腳燕], (bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)) 白额燕鸥 báiéyànōu, [白額燕鷗], (bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons) 短嘴金丝燕 duǎnzuǐjīnsīyàn, [短嘴金絲燕], (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) 粉红燕鸥 fěnhóngyànōu, [粉紅燕鷗], (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) 纯色岩燕 chúnsèyányàn, [純色岩燕], (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) 线尾燕 xiànwěiyàn, [線尾燕], (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) 胡燕妮 HúYānnī, Jenny Hu 苍头燕雀 cāngtóuyànquè, [蒼頭燕雀], (bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 褐喉沙燕 hèhóushāyàn, (bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) 褐翅叉尾海燕 hèchìchāwěihǎiyàn, (bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami) 褐翅燕鸥 hèchìyànōu, [褐翅燕鷗], (bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) 贻燕 yíyàn, [貽燕], to leave peace for the future generations 身轻如燕 shēnqīngrúyàn, [身輕如燕], as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) 郢书燕说 YǐngshūYānshuō, [郢書燕說], lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it/fig. to misinterpret the original mea... 金腰燕 jīnyāoyàn, (bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) 银燕 yínyàn, [銀燕], silver swallow/airplane (affectionate) 雏燕 chúyàn, [雛燕], swallow chick 领燕鸻 lǐngyànhéng, [領燕鴴], (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) 黄嘴河燕鸥 huángzuǐhéyànōu, [黃嘴河燕鷗], (bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia) 黑叉尾海燕 hēichāwěihǎiyàn, (bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) 黑喉毛角燕 hēihóumáojiǎoyàn, (bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense) 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyànōu, [黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗], (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) 黑枕燕鸥 hēizhěnyànōu, [黑枕燕鷗], (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) 黑翅燕鸻 hēichìyànhéng, [黑翅燕鴴], (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) 黑背燕尾 hēibèiyànwěi, (bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus) 黑腹燕鸥 hēifùyànōu, [黑腹燕鷗], (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)