雁 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Wild Goose

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yàn

karigane / kari

안

雁 is the single character for wild goose in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Batangas

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bā dǎ yàn

八打雁 is the name Batangas in Chinese (Mandarin).

Beautiful Woman Proverb

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chén yú luò yàn

chin gyo raku gan

沈魚落雁 is an old proverb that literally means “fish sink, goose alights.”

...But this takes some explaining. This is a proverb from Zhuangzi (莊子), who lived in the late 4th century BC.

This figuratively refers to female beauty that is so captivating that even the birds and beasts take notice.

Perhaps a better and more accurate way to describe this is to say that it speaks of the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman who is so beautiful that fish stay on the bottom of the water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame.

This proverb is so famous that it is also known and used in Japan (same characters, different pronunciation).

Note: This can also be written 沉魚落雁 instead of 沈魚落雁 (just the first character varies slightly).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
雁 see styles	yàn yan4 yen gan がん	More info & calligraphy: Wild Goose wild goose (1) (surname) (given) Gan; (2) (work) The Wild Geese (1913 novel by Mori Ōgai); (surname, given name) Gan; (wk) The Wild Geese (1913 novel by Mori Ōgai) A hawk, also used for hamsa, a wild goose.
沈魚落雁沈鱼落雁 see styles	chén yú luò yàn chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 ch`en yü lo yen chen yü lo yen chingyorakugan ちんぎょらくがん	More info & calligraphy: Beautiful Woman Proverb variant of 沉魚落雁\|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4] (yoji) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
鴈雁 see styles	yàn yan4 yen gan がん	variant of 雁[yan4] (kana only) wild goose; (1) (kana only) wild goose; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) glans; head of a penis; (surname) Gan A wild goose.
亜雁 see styles	akari あかり	亜雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Akari
初雁 see styles	hatsukari はつかり	初雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Hatsukari
千雁 see styles	chika ちか	千雁 Custom Scroll (female given name) Chika
夕雁 see styles	yukari ゆかり	夕雁 Custom Scroll (female given name) Yukari
大雁 see styles	dà yàn da4 yan4 ta yen	大雁 Custom Scroll wild goose; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]
孤雁 see styles	kogan こがん	孤雁 Custom Scroll solitary wild goose (i.e. separated from its flock, esp. flying); (given name) Kogan
対雁 see styles	tsuishikari ついしかり	対雁 Custom Scroll (place-name) Tsuishikari
小雁 see styles	kogan こがん	小雁 Custom Scroll (given name) Kogan
帰雁 see styles	kigan きがん	帰雁 Custom Scroll wild geese returning north in the spring
戸雁 see styles	togari とがり	戸雁 Custom Scroll (place-name) Togari
才雁 see styles	saigan さいがん	才雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Saigan
渡雁 see styles	watakari わたかり	渡雁 Custom Scroll (place-name) Watakari
灰雁 see styles	huī yàn hui1 yan4 hui yen	灰雁 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
無雁 see styles	mukari むかり	無雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Mukari
田雁 see styles	tagan たがん	田雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Tagan
白雁 see styles	hakugan; hakugan はくがん; ハクガン	白雁 Custom Scroll (kana only) snow goose (Chen caerulescens); blue goose
真雁 see styles	magan; magan まがん; マガン	真雁 Custom Scroll (kana only) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons); (surname) Makari
羽雁 see styles	hagari はがり	羽雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Hagari
胡雁 see styles	hú yàn hu2 yan4 hu yen	胡雁 Custom Scroll Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
芦雁 see styles	rogan ろがん	芦雁 Custom Scroll (given name) Rogan
落雁 see styles	rakugan らくがん	落雁 Custom Scroll (1) {food} rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; (2) geese alighting
豆雁 see styles	dòu yàn dou4 yan4 tou yen	豆雁 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)
赤雁 see styles	akagari あかがり	赤雁 Custom Scroll (place-name) Akagari
輪雁 see styles	wagan わがん	輪雁 Custom Scroll (surname) Wagan
過雁 see styles	kagan かがん	過雁 Custom Scroll flying goose
野雁 see styles	nokari のかり	野雁 Custom Scroll (kana only) bustard (esp. the great bustard, Otis tarda); (given name) Nokari
雁下 see styles	ganka がんか	雁下 Custom Scroll (rare) {MA} area below the pectoral muscle

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Wild Goose	雁	karigane / kari	yàn / yan4 / yan	yen
Batangas	八打雁		bā dǎ yàn ba1 da3 yan4 ba da yan badayan	pa ta yen patayen
Beautiful Woman Proverb	沈魚落雁沈鱼落雁	chin gyo raku gan chingyorakugan	chén yú luò yàn chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 chen yu luo yan chenyuluoyan	ch`en yü lo yen chenyüloyen chen yü lo yen
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.