Complex sentence: The Chinese name for edible bird's nest, "yàn wō" (燕窝), translates literally as "swallow's nest", and often serves as a synonym for bird's nest soup, however "yàn wō" strictly speaking is the uncooked nest.
Split into simpler sentences: The Chinese name for edible bird's nest, "yàn wō" (燕窝), translates literally as "swallow's nest", and often serves as a synonym for bird's nest soup. However, "yàn wō" strictly speaking is the uncooked nest.