燕京 Yān jīng ㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ jin1 ging1
- Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
- capital of Yan at different periods
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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
京
- 京剧 京劇 Jīng jù ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ging1 kek6 Beijing opera
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 京兆 jīng zhào ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄠˋ ging1 siu6 capital of a country
- 京口 Jīng kǒu ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ging1 hau2 see 京口区
- 京味 jīng wèi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ging1 mei6 Beijing flavor
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- 京哈 Jīng Hā ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄚ ging1 haa1 (bound form) Beijing-Harbin (used in route names)
- 京城 jīng chéng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ging1 sing4 capital of a country
- 京报 京報 Jīng Bào ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄠˋ ging1 bou3 Peking Gazette (official government bulletin)
- 京山 Jīng shān ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ging1 saan1 see 京山市
- 京师 京師 jīng shī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕ ging1 si1 capital of a country (literary)
- 京广 京廣 Jīng Guǎng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ging1 gwong2 Beijing and Guangdong
- 京戏 京戲 Jīng xì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ging1 hei3 Beijing opera
- 京族 Jīng zú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄗㄨˊ ging1 zuk6 Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi
- 京东 京東 Jīng dōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ging1 dung1 Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
- 京津 Jīng Jīn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ ging1 zeon1 Beijing and Tianjin
- 京沪 京滬 Jīng Hù ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˋ ging1 wu6 Beijing and Shanghai
- 京畿 Jīng jī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧ ging1 gei1 Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市
- 京畿 jīng jī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧ ging1 gei1 capital city and its surrounding area
- 京胡 jīng hú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ging1 wu4 jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
- 京郊 Jīng jiāo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ging1 gaau1 suburbs of Beijing
Idioms with these characters
- 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