崖沙燕 yá shā yàn ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄢˋ ngaai4 saa1 jin3
- (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
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崖
- 悬崖 懸崖 xuán yá ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ jyun4 ngaai4 precipice
- 山崖 shān yá ㄕㄢ ㄧㄚˊ saan1 ngaai4 cliff
- 崖刻 yá kè ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄜˋ ngaai4 hak1 rock carving
- 崖壁 yá bì ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋ ngaai4 bik1 escarpment
- 崖壑 yá hè ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄜˋ ngaai4 kok3 valley
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- 崖岸 yá àn ㄧㄚˊ ㄢˋ ngaai4 ngon6 cliff
- 崖州 Yá Zhōu ㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄡ ngaai4 zau1 ancient name for Hainan Island 海南岛
- 崖州 Yá zhōu ㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄡ ngaai4 zau1 see 崖州区
- 崖略 yá lüè ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ngaai4 loek6 (literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch
- 崖谷 yá gǔ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨˇ ngaai4 guk1 valley
- 崖限 yá xiàn ㄧㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ngaai4 haan6 cliff barring the way
- 断崖 斷崖 duàn yá ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄚˊ dyun6 ngaai4 steep cliff
- 珠崖 Zhū yá ㄓㄨ ㄧㄚˊ zyu1 ngaai4 Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南岛
- 琼崖 瓊崖 Qióng yá ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄚˊ king4 ngaai4 Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南岛
- 茫崖 Máng yá ㄇㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ mong4 ngaai4 see 茫崖市
- 陡崖 dǒu yá ㄉㄡˇ ㄧㄚˊ dau2 ngaai4 steep cliff
- 崖州区 崖州區 Yá zhōu Qū ㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩ ngaai4 zau1 keoi1 Yazhou, a district of Sanya City 三亚市, Hainan
- 崖海鸦 崖海鴉 yá hǎi yā ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄚ ngaai4 hoi2 aa1 (bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge)
- 断崖式 斷崖式 duàn yá shì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄕˋ tyun5 ngaai4 sik1 (of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous
- 茫崖市 Máng yá Shì ㄇㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄕˋ mong4 ngaai4 si5 Mangnai, a county-level city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai
沙
- 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach
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- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ saa1 lung4 salon (loanword)
- 风沙 風沙 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saa1 sand blown by wind
- 三沙 Sān shā ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ saam1 saa1 see 三沙市
- 丹沙 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1 cinnabar (used in TCM)
- 冰沙 bīng shā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄚ bing1 saa1 slushie
- 加沙 Jiā shā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄚ gaa1 saa1 Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
- 南沙 Nán shā ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ naam4 saa1 see 南沙群岛
- 叻沙 lè shā ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄚ lik1 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 喇沙 Lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 喇沙 lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 川沙 Chuān shā ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄚ cyun1 saa1 Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai
- 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄚ tyun4 saa1 lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
- 散沙 sǎn shā ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ saan2 saa1 scattered sand
- 暗沙 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saa1 submerged sandbank
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)
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 沙盘推演 沙盤推演 shā pán tuī yǎn ㄕㄚ ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˇ saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
- 一盘散沙 一盤散沙 yī pán sǎn shā ㄧ ㄆㄢˊ ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
- 战死沙场 戰死沙場 zhàn sǐ shā chǎng ㄓㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄤˇ zin3 sei2 saa1 coeng4 (idiom) to die in battle
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (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)
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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