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岩燕

yán yàn

2-character word

What 岩燕 means

1. (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

The characters in 岩燕

• 岩yáncliff; rock
• 燕yànswallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴

Words containing 岩燕

• 纯色岩燕chún sè yán yàn(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)

Sounds the same

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

• 筵宴feast; banquet

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