yīng​yàn

orioles and swallows

  • created sense approved 莺燕/鶯燕 · yīng​yàn · orioles and swallows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    莺燕 / 鶯燕

    yīng​yàn

    orioles and swallows

    (literary) orioles and swallows; birds associated with spring; by extension, spring or springtime

    莺 (literal) → 莺/鶯 · yīng · oriole 燕 (literal) → 燕 · yàn · swallow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 莺燕/鶯燕 · yīng​yàn · women in the sex trade — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    莺燕 / 鶯燕

    yīng​yàn

    women in the sex trade

    (literary) a metaphor for women working in brothels or the entertainment industry, such as courtesans or singers

    莺 (literal) → 莺/鶯 · yīng · oriole 燕 (literal) → 燕 · yàn · swallow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense