金絲燕 jīn sī yàn

edible-nest swiftlet

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. 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

Characters

Character Meaning
gold; money; golden
silk; thread; trace
swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of yàn