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燕 (jin1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

燕 (jin1, Yān) — Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436); surname Yan

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 燕塘站 (jin3 tong2 zaam6) — Yantang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
• 燕崗 (jin3 gong1) — Yin Kong; In Kong, a village in Hong Kong
• 燕巢幕上 (jin3 caau4 mok6 soeng6) — to be in a very dangerous situation
• 燕頷虎鬚 (jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1) — to have the look of someone rich and important [written and colloquial]
• 燕京 (jin1 ging1) — Yanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods
• 燕京啤酒 (jin1 ging1 be1 zau2) — Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)

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