| 大雁 | dà yàn | wild goose; Classifiers: 只 | |
| 鸿雁 | hóng yàn | (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) | |
| 孤雁 | gū yàn | a lonely wild goose; a solitary wild goose | |
| 雁过拔毛 | yàn guò bá máo | lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose; fig. to seize any opportunity; pragmatic | |
| 沉鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 ); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
