DictionaryCommon words燕子

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燕子

yàn(zi)

“swallow (bird of the Hirundo family); migratory insect-eating bird that flies north in spring and south in autumn.”

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Swallow (bird); a former Chinese state; surname Yan; to feast or entertain.

Son; child; offspring; seed; noun suffix attached to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or classifiers; first of the twelve earthly branches; ancient Chinese compass point for north.