swallow (family Hirundinidae)
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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[] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[] (409–436) / surname Yan
swallow-tailed coat / tails
oats
swallow
rolled oats
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle
swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
edible bird's nest
agar-agar powder
(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
oatmeal / porridge
baby swallow
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move
banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other
(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
(idiom) to experience the joy of being newly married
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
(bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
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