燕京
Yān jīng
Pinyin
Definition
燕京
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- Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
- capital of Yan at different periods
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
- 2 Peking
- 3 PRC government
- 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
- 2 capital of China at different historical periods
- 1 abbr. for Beijing
- 2 surname Jing
- 3 Jing ethnic minority
- 1 capital of a country
Idioms (9)
来鸿去燕
- 1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
劳燕分飞
- 1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
- 2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
燕子衔泥垒大窝
- 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
- 2 many a little makes a mickle
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
- 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
- 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
- 1 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?