燕

郢书燕说

yǐng shū yān shuō

lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it

金丝燕

jīn sī yàn

Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

金腰燕

jīn yāo yàn

(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)

银燕

yín yàn

silver swallow

雏燕

chú yàn

swallow chick

雨燕

yǔ yàn

swift

领燕鸻

lǐng yàn héng

(bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)

凤头树燕

fèng tóu shù yàn

(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

莺歌燕舞

yīng gē yàn wǔ

the warbler sings and the swallow dances

黄嘴河燕鸥

huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu

(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

黑叉尾海燕

hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis)

黑喉毛角燕

hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn

(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)