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燕居 Pronunciation and Pinyin

燕居 Usage and Examples

to live in retirement

to be at leisure

private residence

The characters in 燕居

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
燕
yān16swallow bird
居
jū8to live or reside

More words starting with 燕

  • yàn燕lè乐Banquet music, Court entertainment music
  • yàn燕lǚ侣A loving couple, A happily married couple
  • yàn燕hǎo好make love, sexual intimacy
  • yān燕mā妈ma妈Mother swallow, Swallow mother
  • yàn燕zi子swallow
  • yàn燕zi子jī矶Yanzi Cliff, Swallow Cliff
  • yān燕ěr尔conjugal bliss, newlywed bliss
  • yàn燕wěi尾fú服tailcoat, tails
  • yān燕shān山Yan Mountains, Yanshan
  • yān燕shān山shān山mài脉Yanshan Mountains
  • yàn燕dài怠To be idle when unsupervised, To slack off in private
  • yàn燕wō窝Edible bird's nest, bird's nest

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Questions about 燕居

What does 燕居 mean in Chinese?

燕居 (yān jū) means “to live in retirement, to be at leisure, private residence”.

How do you pronounce 燕居?

燕居 is pronounced yān jū in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to live in retirement” in Chinese?

“to live in retirement” is 燕居 (yān jū) in Chinese.

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