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家燕

jiā yàn

2-character word

What 家燕 means

1. (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

The characters in 家燕

• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 燕yànswallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴

Sounds the same

Read jiā yàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 家宴dinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner

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