duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1])

(slang) male prostitute

shell/armor (甲) + bird (鸟) = duck

鸟 tells you it's a bird; 甲 gives the sound yā and doesn't carry meaning here. Together they name the familiar waddling waterbird.

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BirdSemantic

院子里有几只在水里游。

yuàn zi lǐ yǒu jǐ zhī yā zài shuǐ lǐ yóu。

In the courtyard there are a few ducks swimming in the water.

妈妈今天买了一只回来做晚饭。

māma jīntiān mǎi le yī zhī yā huí lái zuò wǎnfàn。

Mom bought a duck today to make for dinner.

Words with 鸭

丑小鸭

chǒu xiǎo yā

ugly duckling

野鸭

yě yā

wild duck

针尾鸭

zhēn wěi yā

(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

长尾鸭

cháng wěi yā

(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)

双鸭山

shuāng yā shān

see 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4]

双鸭山市

shuāng yā shān shì

Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]

鸡同鸭讲

jī tóng yā jiǎng

lit. chicken speaking with duck

云石斑鸭

yún shí bān yā

(bird species of China) marbled teal; marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

青头潜鸭

qīng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)

凤头潜鸭

fèng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

鸭仔蛋

yā zǐ dàn

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

鸭嘴兽

yā zuǐ shòu

platypus

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