HKDictionary

燕 (jin3) — Yan - a state in what is Hebei 河北 today during the Warring States period (475-221 BC) in Cantonese

jin˗₃燕
Mandarin Pinyin: yan4 yan1

Meaning of 燕

nounYan - a state in what is Hebei 河北 today during the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
noun(bird) swallow
noun(jyutping) jin1 | (pinyin) yan1
noun(jyutping) jin3 | (pinyin) yan4

Example Sentences with 燕

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.
jin˗₃燕woˉ¹窩houˊ²好bouˊ²補gaa˗₃㗎
Bird's nest soup is very nourishing.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個mingˎ₄名gaau˗₃叫siuˊ²小jin˗₃燕
Her name is Siu Yin.
jin˗₃燕ziˊ²子feiˉ¹飛faanˉ¹返hoˊ²嚟
The swallows have returned.
jin˗₃燕makˍ₆麥pinˊ²片zouˊ²早caanˉ¹餐
Oatmeal for breakfast.
See more results for 燕 →

Words Containing 燕

燕頷虎鬚jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1
have the look of someone rich and important
人壽燕梳jan4 sau6 jin3 so1
life insurance
燕梳jin3 so1
insurance (loanword)
燕塘站jin3 tong2 zaam6
Yantang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
燕巢幕上jin3 caau4 mok6 soeng6
to be in a very dangerous situation
買燕梳maai5 jin3 so1
to insure onself (against)
燕麥jin3 mak6
common oats
燕子jin3 zi2
swallow (bird)
燕崗jin3 gong1
Yin Kong / In Kong, a village in Hong Kong
海燕hoi2 jin3
petrel
燕窩jin3 wo1
edible swallows' nest ; bird's nest soup, a dessert made from swallows' nests whose main constituent is the birds' saliva. The dish itself is usu. served with rock sugar 冰糖.
踢燕tek3 jin2
jianzi (a weighted shuttlecock) kicking

Want to actually remember 燕?

Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.

Practice FlashcardsStart Learning Cantonese