后燕 後燕
后燕 後燕 Hòu Yān ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄢ hau6 jin1
- Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
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后 後
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ gam1 hau6 hereafter
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
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- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 幕后 幕後 mù hòu ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ mok6 hau6 behind the scenes
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 后人 後人 hòu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 jan4 later generation
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 后来 後來 hòu lái ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ hau6 loi4 afterwards; later
- 后备 後備 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bei6 reserve; backup
- 后勤 後勤 hòu qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 kan4 logistics
- 后台 後台 hòu tái ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ hau6 toi4 backstage area
- 后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow
- 后年 後年 hòu nián ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hau6 nin4 the year after next
- 后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ hau6 fui3 to regret; to feel remorse
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ hau6 fong1 the rear
- 后期 後期 hòu qī ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ hau6 kei4 late stage
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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- 北燕 Běi Yān ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄢ bak1 jin1 Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
- 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)
- 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
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
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- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3 lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
- 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