English
- swallow (bird)
- Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning
- swallow (family Hirundinidae)
- comfort, enjoy
- north Hebei
- old variant of 宴[yan4]
- 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
- name adopted by various states in ancient China, usually transliterated as "Yan" ----
- swallow
- used in names of places
粵語
- 古代中國國名、國號用字，例如春秋戰國時代燕國、十六國時代前燕
- 燕子或者相類似嘅雀鳥
- 用於地方名
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Variants
Words containing 燕
- 燕子jin3 zi2
swallow
- 海燕hoi2 jin3
sea swallow
- 燕麥jin3 mak6
oats
- 燕窩jin3 wo1
edible bird's nest
- 燕梳jin3 so1
(dialect) insurance (loanword)
- 燕麥片jin3 mak6 pin2
rolled oats
- 北燕bak1 jin1
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
- 洋燕joeng4 jin3
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 岩燕ngaam4 jin3
(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 燕雀jin3 zoek3
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
- 燕尾服jin3 mei5 fuk6
swallow-tailed coat
- 燕隼jin3 zeon2
(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 雛燕co1 jin3
swallow chick
- 燕山jin3 saan1
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
- 燕京jin3 ging1
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
- 燕麥粥jin3 mak6 zuk1
oatmeal
- 燕國jin3 gwok3
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
- 家燕gaa1 jin3
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 後燕hau6 jin3
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
- 前燕cin4 jin3
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
- 南燕naam4 jin3
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
- 公燕gung1 jin3
banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
- 燕科jin3 fo1
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
- 古燕gu2 jin3