shan

As nouns the difference between swan and shan

is that swan is any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus, most of which have white plumage while Shan is a member of this people.

As proper nouns the difference between swan and shan

is that swan is {{surname} while Shan is a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.

As a verb swan

is to travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.

As an adjective shan is

unfair, harsh.