Etymology

Yanzi

Yan·zi
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Today it means: A river or creek of Gansu, part of the Yangtze watershed. Full definition →

Chinese 燕子
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from燕子
  2. English todayYanzi

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕子 (Yànzǐ), meaning "swallow" (the bird).

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