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swallow
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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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
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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swallow (family Hirundinidae) / old variant of
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variant of
oats
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
edible bird's nest
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
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)
swallow-tailed coat / tails
Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
oatmeal / porridge
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
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
(dialect) insurance (loanword)
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle
agar-agar powder
(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
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?
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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