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燕國

简燕国 · 繁燕國

Mandarin · pinyin Yān guó

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
north Hebei
the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 Qián Yān (337-370), Later Yan 後燕 Hòu Yān (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 Nán Yān (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 Běi Yān (409-436)

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燕: yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
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国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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(historical) Yan (an ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou Dynasty)

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