Chinese Traditional: 燕窩
Chinese Simplified: 燕窝
Pinyin: yan4 wo1
Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛ
English Meaning: edible bird's nest, bird's nest, swallow's nest
German Meaning: Schwalbennestersuppe
Classifier: (wan3) or (guo1) or (ping2)

Example Sentences:

燕窩的成份其實就是燕子的唾液。
燕窝的成份其实就是燕子的唾液。
yan4 wo1 de5 cheng2 fen4 qi2 shi2 jiu4 shi4 yan4 zi5 de5 tuo4 yi4.
An ingredient of "edible birds' nest" is in fact swallows' saliva.
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Related Words:

 

yàn

swallow (bird)

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1. nest, den, lair 2. pit or hollow on the human body 3. to harbor or shelter 4. (a measure word for litters and broods)

Here: nest, den, lair

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