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)
- 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
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
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)
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- 南燕 Nán Yān ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢ naam4 jin1 Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
- 家燕 jiā yàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄢˋ gaa1 jin3 (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 岩燕 yán yàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ ngaam4 jin3 (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 后燕 後燕 Hòu Yān ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄢ hau6 jin1 Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
- 洋燕 yáng yàn ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄢˋ joeng4 jin3 (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 燕京 Yān jīng ㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ jin1 ging1 Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
- 燕国 燕國 Yān guó ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ jin1 gwok3 Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
- 燕山 Yān shān ㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ jin3 saan1 Yan mountain range across north Hebei
- 燕梳 yàn shū ㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ jin3 so1 (dialect) insurance (loanword)
- 燕科 yàn kē ㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜ jin3 fo1 Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
- 燕赵 燕趙 Yān Zhào ㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ jin1 ziu6 Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
- 燕隼 yàn sǔn ㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄣˇ jin3 zeon2 (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 燕雀 yàn què ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ jin3 zoek3 (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
- 燕麦 燕麥 yàn mài ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ jin3 mak6 oats
- 菜燕 cài yàn ㄘㄞˋ ㄧㄢˋ coi3 jin1 agar-agar
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)
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- 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)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
- 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)
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- 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
- 燕雀相贺 燕雀相賀 yàn què xiàng hè ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄜˋ jin3 zoek3 soeng1 ho6 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
- 莺歌燕舞 鶯歌燕舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ ㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ ㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ang1 go1 jin3 mou5 the warbler sings and the swallow dances