n. (Hira=つばめ, Kata=ツバメ) swallow, any of a number of migratory birds having long pointed wings and a forked tail

n. (Trad=燕, Pinyin=yan4) swallow

n. (Simp=燕, Pinyin=yan4) swallow

ying3 shu1 yan4 shuo1
Yan's interpretation of a Ying letter.
Referring to a misinterpretation (for better or for worse) of an original that one hasn't really understood.

Pinyin: yan1, yan4
Wade-Giles: yen1, yen4
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
(#1142)