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Swallow
燕 is the single-character for the swallow (bird).
If you are a zoologist, this can refer to birds of the family Hirundinidae. Sometimes used to refer to Hirundo rustica (the barn swallow).
燕 is also a surname in China that romanizes as Yan. In fact, there were also several different Yan kingdoms in the ancient history of China (which is the origin of the surname).
Great Aspirations / Ambition
hóng hú zhī zhì
This Chinese proverb implies that having great ambitions also means that others will not understand your great expectations and ideas.
Though the actual words come from a longer saying of Confucius which goes, "The little swallows living under the eaves wouldn't understand the lofty ambitions of a swan (who flies far and wide)".
This Confucius quote has led to this idiomatic expression in China that means "think big". What you'd really be saying is "The lofty ambitions of a swan".
Note that Chinese people sometimes refer to the little swallow, as one who does not "think big" but is, instead, stuck in a rut, or just leading a mundane life. Therefore, it's a compliment to be called a swan but not a good thing to be called a swallow.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
燕 see styles |
yàn yan4 yen tsubame(p); tsubakurame(ok); tsubakura(ok); tsubakuro(ok); tsubame(p) つばめ(P); つばくらめ(ok); つばくら(ok); つばくろ(ok); ツバメ(P) |
More info & calligraphy: Swallow(1) (kana only) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; (2) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); (3) (See 若い燕) younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy; (given name) Yasushi |
呑込む see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
飲込む see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
のみ込む see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
呑みこむ see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
呑み込む see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
飲みこむ see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
飲み込む see styles |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
Variations: |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to swallow; to gulp down; (transitive verb) (2) to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn; (transitive verb) (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (transitive verb) (4) to be filled with (people); to contain; (transitive verb) (5) to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back |
Variations: |
nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (transitive verb) (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (transitive verb) (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (transitive verb) (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (transitive verb) (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
吞 see styles |
tūn tun1 t`un tun gon |
to swallow; to take to swallow; to swallow |
燕子 see styles |
yàn zi yan4 zi5 yen tzu enshi えんし |
swallow (rare) (See 燕・1) swallow |
ツバメ see styles |
tsubame ツバメ |
(1) (kana only) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; (2) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); (3) younger man involved with an older woman |
腰赤燕 see styles |
koshiakatsubame こしあかつばめ |
(1) red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); (2) striated swallow (Hirundo striolata) |
囫圇吞下 囫囵吞下 see styles |
hú lún tūn xià hu2 lun2 tun1 xia4 hu lun t`un hsia hu lun tun hsia |
to swallow whole; (fig.) to swallow (lies etc) |
Variations: |
unominisuru うのみにする |
(exp,vs-i) (1) (idiom) to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; (exp,vs-i) (2) to swallow (food term) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down |
呷 see styles |
xiā xia1 hsia |
suck, swallow, drink |
嚃 see styles |
tà ta4 t`a ta |
to drink; to swallow |
嚥 咽 see styles |
yàn yan4 yen |
to swallow See: 咽 |
服 see styles |
fù fu4 fu buku ぶく |
classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2] (1) (archaism) (See 喪服) mourning clothes; (2) mourning; period of mourning; (surname) Fukusaki Submit, serve; clothing, to wear; mourning; to swallow; a dose. |
觾 see styles |
yàn yan4 yen |
variant of 燕[yan4], swallow |
飮 see styles |
yǐn yin3 yin on |
variant of 飲|饮[yin3] To drink, swallow; to water cattle; to drink |
餌 饵 see styles |
ěr er3 erh esa(p); e; esa えさ(P); え; エサ |
pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure (1) (animal) feed; fodder; pet food; (2) bait; lure; enticement food |
鳦 see styles |
yǐ yi3 i |
a swallow (bird) |
鷾 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
a swallow |
乳燕 see styles |
rǔ yàn ru3 yan4 ju yen |
baby swallow |
併吞 并吞 see styles |
bìng tūn bing4 tun1 ping t`un ping tun |
to swallow up; to annex; to merge |
侵吞 see styles |
qīn tūn qin1 tun1 ch`in t`un chin tun |
to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle |
包舉 包举 see styles |
bāo jǔ bao1 ju3 pao chü |
to summarize; to swallow up; to annex; to merge |
卷裹 see styles |
juǎn guǒ juan3 guo3 chüan kuo |
to wrap up; (fig.) to envelop; to swallow up |
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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 | |
| Swallow | 燕 | yasushi | yàn / yan4 / yan | yen |
| Great Aspirations Ambition | 鴻鵠之誌 鸿鹄之志 | hóng hú zhī zhì hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4 hong hu zhi zhi honghuzhizhi | hung hu chih chih hunghuchihchih |
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| 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. | ||||
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