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褐翅叉尾海燕
hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn
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(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
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褐翅燕鸥
hè chì yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
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褐翅燕鷗
hè chì yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
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贻燕
yí yàn
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to leave peace for the future generations
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貽燕
yí yàn
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to leave peace for the future generations
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身轻如燕
shēn qīng rú yàn
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as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
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身輕如燕
shēn qīng rú yàn
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as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
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郢书燕说
yǐng shū yān shuō
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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"
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郢書燕說
yǐng shū yān shuō
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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"
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金絲燕
jīn sī yàn
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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
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金腰燕
jīn yāo yàn
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(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
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银燕
yín yàn
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silver swallow;
airplane (affectionate)
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銀燕
yín yàn
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silver swallow;
airplane (affectionate)
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雏燕
chú yàn
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swallow chick
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雛燕
chú yàn
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swallow chick
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领燕鸻
lǐng yàn héng
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(bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
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領燕鴴
lǐng yàn héng
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(bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
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凤头树燕
fèng tóu shù yàn
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(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
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鳳頭樹燕
fèng tóu shù yàn
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(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
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鶯歌燕舞
yīng gē yàn wǔ
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the warbler sings and the swallow dances;
prosperity abounds (idiom)
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黄嘴河燕鸥
huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
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黃嘴河燕鷗
huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
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黑叉尾海燕
hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
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(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
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黑喉毛角燕
hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn
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(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
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黑嘴端凤头燕鸥
hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
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