yàn

swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy

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DEFINITIONS

燕 yàn
  • swallow (family Hirundinidae)
  • old variant of 宴[yan4]
  • variant of 燕[yan4]
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 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
  • surname Yan

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黑嘴端鳳頭鷗 hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
黑枕鸥 hēi zhěn yàn ōu (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
黑枕鷗 hēi zhěn yàn ōu (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
黑翅鸻 hēi chì yàn héng (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
黑翅鴴 hēi chì yàn héng (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
黑背尾 hēi bèi yàn wěi (bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
黑腹鸥 hēi fù yàn ōu (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
黑腹鷗 hēi fù yàn ōu (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
鸥 yàn ōu tern; a type of seabird known for its pointed wings and long tail