北燕
北燕 Běi Yān ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄢ bak1 jin1
- Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
燕
- 燕子 yàn zi ㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ jin3 zi2 swallow
- 燕窝燕窩 yàn wō ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛ jin3 wo1 edible bird's nest
- 乳燕 rǔ yàn ㄖㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ jyu5 jin1 baby swallow
- 公燕 gōng yàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˋ gung1 jin1 banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
- 前燕 Qián Yān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢ cin4 jin1 Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
- 南燕 Nán Yān ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢ naam4 jin1 Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 处堂燕雀處堂燕雀 chù táng yàn què ㄔㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ cyu2 tong4 jin3 zoek3 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
- 来鸿去燕來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄧㄢˋ loi4 hung4 heoi3 jin3 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
- 劳燕分飞勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣ ㄈㄟ lou4 jin3 fan1 fei1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
- 新婚燕尔新婚燕爾 xīn hūn yàn ěr ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ ㄦˇ san1 fan1 jin3 ji5 (idiom) to experience the joy of being newly married
- 燕雀处堂燕雀處堂 yàn què chù táng ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ jin3 zoek3 cyu2 tong4 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living