Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter

a man's formal evening suit with a long back split into two tails, resembling a swallow's tail

an old name for Beijing and the capital of the State of Yan during different historical periods

edible bird's nest

a type of seabird, often associated with resilience against stormy weather in literature.

Yan mountain range across north Hebei

A vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty located in modern-day Hebei and Liaoning, one of the Seven Warring States.

as lithe as a swallow; light-footed and agile (usually of an athlete or a graceful person)

Yanjing or Yenching University, a Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919

Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)

to part from each other (usually of a couple); literally the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions

to experience the joy of being newly married

a metaphorical description of a flourishing, thriving, and joyous atmosphere

an affectionate or metaphorical term for an aircraft

a fast-flying insectivorous bird or the biological family Apodidae

Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)

a bird species of China (Fringilla montifringilla)

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

Aerodramus, a genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiftlets), two species of which build the nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress

how can common or small-minded people understand the great ambitions of a visionary person?

Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)

to misinterpret the original meaning or assign unintended, far-fetched significance to a text or statement

to live in a state of false security or lose vigilance due to comfortable living, remaining unaware of impending disaster

(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move or transient

(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia [[胡佳|胡佳|Hu2 Jia1]]

a bird species of China, the dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)

Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)

oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)

The swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time; used as an idiom to describe how great things are achieved through persistent, small efforts or how many small things add up to a lot (many a little makes a mickle).

(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae)

Apus (constellation)

banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials

Prince Dan of Yan (died 226 BC), who commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin (the future First Emperor) by Jing Ke in 227 BC

striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)

(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)

Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)

(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)

(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)

To lose vigilance through comfortable living and remain unaware of impending disasters; to live in a fool's paradise.

swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)