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  jin3 jin1   jyutping
  yan4 yan1   pinyin
(jyutping) jin3 | (pinyin) yan4
(bird) swallow

(jyutping) jin1 | (pinyin) yan1
Yan - a state in what is Hebei 河北 today during the Warring States period (475-221 BC)


noun
Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 7097 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jun 2019 21:23

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detail  jin3 wo1  yan4 wo1 = edible swallows' nest
detail  jin3 zi2  yan4 zi5 = swallow (bird)
detail  jin3 so1   = insurance (loanword)
detail  maai5 jin3 so1   = to insure onself (against)
detail  jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1   = have the look of someone rich and important
detail  jin3 mak6  yan4 mai4 = common oats
detail  jin1 ging1  yan1 jing1 = Yanjing (Beijing)
detail  hoi2 jin3  hai3 yan4 = petrel
detail  lei5 siu2 jin3  li3 xiao3 yan4 = Bell (a.k.a, Lee Siew Ean)
detail 姿  syun1 jin3 zi1  sun1 yan4 zi1 = Stef Sun (a.k.a., Stefanie Sun)

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detail audio 燕窩魚翅實情
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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