| | Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day 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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| | (bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus) | |
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| | (idiom) to experience the joy of being newly married | |
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| | (bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense) | |
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| | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | |
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| | Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods | |
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| | (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) | |
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| | swallow | HSK 7-9 |
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| | banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials | |
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| | Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand) | |
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| | Yan mountain range across north Hebei | |
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| | Yanzhao Metropolis Daily | |
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| | baby swallow | |
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| | as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) | |
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| | edible bird's nest | |
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| | (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) | |
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| | swallow-tailed coat / tails | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins) | |
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| | Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919 | |
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| | swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) | |
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| | silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) | |
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| | swift / Apodidae (the swift family) | |
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| | (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) | |
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| | swallow chick | |
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| | (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) | |
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| | the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom) | |
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| | (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae) | |
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| | (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) | |
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| | lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise | |
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| | (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry | |
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| | oats | |
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| | Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress | |
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| | Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter | |
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| | (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) | |
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| | oatmeal / porridge | |
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| | (bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) | |
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| | (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) | |
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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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| | (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus) | |
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| | (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) | |
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| | (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) | |
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| | agar-agar | |
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| | lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move | |
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| | the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other | |
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| | (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis) | |
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| | (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) | |
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| | (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) | |
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| | the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle | |
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| | agar-agar powder | |
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| | (bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia) | |
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| | Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) | |
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| | Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻｜荆轲 in 227 BC | |
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| | Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436) | |
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| | (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) | |
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| | lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise | |
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| | (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea) | |
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| | Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers | |
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| | (bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) | |
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| | (bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) | |
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| | Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) | |
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| | Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410) | |
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| | Apus (constellation) | |
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| | to leave peace for the future generations | |
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| | (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) | |
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| | (bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) | |
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| | Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping) | |
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| | lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house! | |
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| | (bird species of China) Siberian house martin (Delichon lagopodum) | |
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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 of 楚 in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕 as "promote the wise" | |
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| | (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) | |
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| | (bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) | |
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| | (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) | |
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| | swallow (family Hirundinidae) / old variant of 宴 | |
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| | (bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) | |
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| | (dialect) insurance (loanword) | |
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| | (bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) | |
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| | (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) | |
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| | (bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) | |
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| | (bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Eurasian chaffinch; common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) | |
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| | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | |
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| | (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) | |
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| | (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) | |
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| | (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | |
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| | (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Hydrobates tristrami) | |
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| | (bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons) | |
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| | Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳 | |
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| | (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) | |
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| | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis) | |
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| | (bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) | |
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