鴨

See also: 鸭

鴨	U+9D28, 鴨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9D28

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[U+9D27]

CJK Unified Ideographs

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[U+9D29]

Han character

鴨 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+5, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田中竹日火 (WLHAF), four-corner 6752₇, composition ⿰甲鳥)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1487, character 8

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46823

Dae Jaweon: page 2018, character 13

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4623, character 7

Unihan data for U+9D28

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trad.		鴨
simp.		鸭

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Glyph origin

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	Old Chinese
笚	ʔl'aːb, ɡraːb
閘	klaːb, sɡreːb, *qraːb
鉀	klaːb, kraːb
甲	*kraːb
胛	*kraːb
岬	*kraːb
押	kraːb, qraːb
玾	*kraːb
呷	*qʰraːb
匣	*ɡraːb
狎	*ɡraːb
柙	*ɡraːb
翈	*ɡraːb
炠	*ɡraːb
鴨	*qraːb
庘	*qraːb

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Characters in the same phonetic series (甲) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qraːb) : phonetic 甲 (OC *kraːb) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).

Etymology

Shuowen commented that 鴨 is the colloquial name for 鶩 (OC *moɡs, *moːɡ, “duck”). Probably onomatopoeic in origin. Compare Proto-Tani *ǰap (“duck”).

Another word meaning "duck" in Old Chinese is 鴄 (OC *pʰid), a substrate loanword, possibly from Tai-Kadai or Austroasiatic.

“male prostitute”: By analogy with 雞／鸡 (jī, “female prostitute”, literally “chicken”). First used in 1991 film 《雞鴨戀》. (Zhang, 2018)

Pronunciation

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Variety	Location	edit 鴨
Mandarin	Beijing	/ia⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/ia⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/iɑ²¹/
	Jinan	/ia²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ia⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ia²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ia²¹/
	Xining	/ia⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ia¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ia¹³/
	Ürümqi	/ia²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ia²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ia³¹/
	Guiyang	/ia²¹/
	Kunming	/ia̠³¹/
	Nanjing	/iɑʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/iɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/iaʔ²/
	Pingyao	/ŋʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/iaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/aʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/aʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/ʔiɑʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/a²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/ŋaʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/ŋɔ⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/ia²⁴/ /ŋa²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ŋɒ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/ŋaʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/ap̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ɑp̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ap̚³/
	Nanning	/ap̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/ap̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/ap̚³²/ /aʔ³²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ɑʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/a²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/aʔ²/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/a⁵⁵/

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Rime
Character	鴨
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	狎 (150)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	烏甲切
Baxter	'aep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠap̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚap̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔap̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaɨp̚/
Li Rong	/ʔap̚/
Wang Li	/ap̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔap̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ya
Expected Cantonese Reflex	aap³

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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鴨
Reading #	1/1
No.	5944
Phonetic component	甲
Rime group	盍
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	鴨
Old Chinese	/*qraːb/
Notes	或從邑聲

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yā (ya¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ya²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): aap³ / aap^3-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ap¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ngat⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ap

(Meixian, Guangdong): ab⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): iah⁴
Northern Min (KCR): ă
Eastern Min (BUC): ák
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): or⁵ / ah⁶ / a⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ah / ap

(Teochew, Peng'im): ah⁴
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷aq / ⁷aeq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ia⁶ / nga⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ya
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹
  - Yale: yā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ya²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: aap³ / aap^3-2
  - Yale: aap / áap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aap⁸ / aap^8-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ab³ / ab^3-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːp̚³/, /aːp̚³⁻³⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ap¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ap̚³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ngat⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋat̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ap
  - Hakka Romanization System: ab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ap̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ap̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: iah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /iaʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ă
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɑʔ²⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: or⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɒ²¹/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ah⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aʔ¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ah⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aʔ²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: a⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²¹/

Note:

or5 - vernacular;
ah6 - literary;
a5 - in 鴨綠江／鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng).

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Yongchun, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah
  - Tâi-lô: ah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aq
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /aʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /aʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap
  - Tâi-lô: ap
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ab
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ap̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ap̚⁵/

Note:

ah - vernacular;
ap - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aʔ²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷aq
  - MiniDict: ah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴aq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷aeq
  - MiniDict: aeh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /aʔ⁴³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ia⁶ / nga⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²⁴/, /ŋa̠²⁴/

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: 'aep

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qraːb/

Definitions

鴨

duck (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
北京烤鴨／北京烤鸭 ― Běijīng kǎoyā ― Peking duck
(slang) male prostitute (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
Coordinate term: 雞／鸡 (jī)
(Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, slang) Eye dialect spelling of 呀 (ya, “sentence-final particle”). [since 2018]

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鴨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鴨
Taxonomic name		鴨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鴨子
	Taiwan	鴨子
	Chengde	鴨
	Chifeng	鴨子, 鴨
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鴨子
	Heihe	鴨子, 鴨
	Qiqihar	鴨子
	Harbin	鴨子
	Jiamusi	鴨子, 鴨
	Baicheng	鴨子
	Changchun	鴨子
	Tonghua	鴨子
	Shenyang	鴨子
	Jinzhou	鴨子, 鴨
	Malaysia	鴨
	Singapore	鴨
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鴨子
	Tangshan	鴨子, 鴨
	Cangzhou	鴨子
	Baoding	鴨子
	Shijiazhuang	鴨子
	Lijin	鴨子, 咧咧
	Jinan	鴨子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鴨子
	Dandong	鴨子, 鴨
	Yantai	鴨巴子
	Yantai (Muping)	鴨巴子
	Qingdao	鴨子, 鴨巴子
	Qingdao (Chengyang)	鴨子
	Qingdao (Jimo)	鴨巴子, 吧吧
	Laixi	吧子, 小巴兒
	Pingdu	扁嘴, 鴨巴子
	Jiaozhou	扁嘴
	Qingdao (Jiaonan, Huangdao)	老歪, 扁嘴
	Zhucheng	扁嘴, 老歪
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鴨子
	Lingbao	鴨子
	Jining	鴨子, 扁嘴
	Wanrong	鴨兒
	Linfen	鴨子
	Shangqiu	鴨
	Yuanyang	鴨鴨兒
	Zhengzhou	鴨子, 鴨
	Xinyang	鴨子, 扁嘴兒
	Baihe	鴨子
	Xi'an	鴨子, 鴨
	Baoji	鴨子
	Tianshui	鴨子
	Xining	鴨子, 鴨鴨
	Xuzhou	鴨子
	Fuyang	鴨子, 扁嘴子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鴨子
	Lanzhou	鴨子
	Dunhuang	鴨子
	Hami	鴨子
	Ürümqi	鴨子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鴨子, 鴨兒
	Nanchong	鴨子
	Dazhou	鴨子
	Hanyuan	鴨子
	Xichang	鴨子
	Zigong	鴨子
	Chongqing	鴨子, 鴨娃兒
	Wuhan	鴨子
	Yichang	鴨子, 鴨
	Xiangyang	鴨子
	Tianmen	鴨子, 鴨
	Guiyang	鴨子, 鴨哩哩 childish
	Zunyi	鴨子, 鴨兒
	Bijie	鴨子
	Liping	鴨子
	Zhaotong	鴨子
	Dali	鴨子
	Kunming	鴨子
	Mengzi	鴨子
	Guilin	鴨子, 鴨
	Liuzhou	鴨, 鴨子
	Nanning (Wuming)	鴨
	Jishou	鴨子
	Changde	鴨子
	Hanzhong	鴨子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鴨子, 鴨
	Yangzhou	鴨子, 扁嘴王 humorous
	Lianyungang	鴨子, 癟嘴
	Lianshui	鴨子
	Nantong	鴨子
	Anqing	鴨子, 鴨
	Wuhu	鴨子
	Hefei	鴨子
	Huanggang	鴨子
	Hong'an	鴨子, 鴨, 湖鴨, 扁嘴, 鴨叭腿
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鴨, 扁嘴
	Hong Kong	鴨
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	鴨
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	鴨
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	鴨
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	鴨
	Macau	鴨
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鴨
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鴨
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鴨
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	鴨
	Foshan	鴨
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	鴨
	Foshan (Shunde)	鴨
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鴨
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鴨
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鴨
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	鴨
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鴨
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鴨
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鴨
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鴨
	Taishan	鴨
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鴨
	Enping (Niujiang)	鴨
	Heshan (Yayao)	鴨
	Dongguan	鴨
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鴨
	Qingyuan	鴨
	Fogang	鴨
	Yingde (Hanguang)	鴨
	Yangshan	鴨
	Lianshan (Butian)	鴨
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	鴨
	Shaoguan	鴨, 鴨仔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鴨
	Renhua	鴨
	Lechang	鴨
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	鴨
	Sihui	鴨
	Guangning	鴨
	Deqing	鴨
	Huaiji	鴨
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	鴨
	Yunfu	鴨
	Xinxing	鴨
	Luoding	鴨
	Yunan (Pingtai)	鴨
	Yangjiang	鴨
	Xinyi	鴨
	Gaozhou	鴨
	Lianjiang	鴨
	Nanning	鴨
	Wuzhou	鴨
	Yulin	鴨
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	鴨
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鴨
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鴨
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鴨
Gan	Nanchang	鴨子, 鴨
	Pengze	鴨
	Lichuan	鴨兒
	Pingxiang	鴨
Hakka	Meixian	鴨仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	鴨
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	鴨
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鴨
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	鴨
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	鴨
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	鴨仔
	Changting	鴨子, 鴨
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	鴨
	Wuping	鴨子
	Ninghua	鴨仔
	Yudu	鴨子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	鴨仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鴨仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鴨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鴨仔, 鴨
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	鴨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鴨
	Hong Kong	鴨
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	鴨
	Chengdu (Hexingchang)	鴨嫲
	Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	鴨嫲, 鴨子
	Yilong (Ma'an)	鴨嫲
	Xichang (Huanglianguan)	鴨子
	Sabah (Longchuan)	鴨仔
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	鴨子
	Senai (Huiyang)	鴨
	Singkawang	鴨
	Bangkok (Meixian)	鴨仔
Huizhou	Jixi	鴨
	Shexian	鴨
	Fuliang	鴨兒
Jin	Taiyuan	鴨子
	Pingyao	鴨子
	Yangyuan	鴨子
	Datong	鴨子
	Xinzhou	鴨子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鴨子
	Changzhi	鴨子
	Linhe	鴨子
	Jining	鴨子
	Hohhot	鴨子
	Erenhot	鴨子
	Pingshan	鴨子
	Zhangjiakou	鴨子
	Handan	鴨子
	Linzhou	鴨了
	Suide	鴨子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鴨
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鴨, 鴨囝
	Fuqing	鴨
	Matsu	鴨
Southern Min	Xiamen	鴨, 鴨仔, 闊喙婆 humorous
	Quanzhou	鴨, 鴨仔, 闊喙婆 humorous
	Jinjiang	鴨
	Yongchun	鴨
	Zhangzhou	鴨, 鴨仔, 鴨咪 childish, 闊喙婆 humorous
	Dongshan	鴨
	Taipei	鴨仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	鴨仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鴨仔
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	鴨仔
	Kaohsiung	鴨仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	鴨仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	鴨仔
	Yilan	鴨仔
	Yilan (Luodong)	鴨仔
	Yilan (Toucheng)	鴨仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	鴨仔
	Changhua (Yongjing)	鴨仔
	Taichung	鴨
	Tainan	鴨仔
	Tainan (Anping)	鴨仔
	Hsinchu	鴨
	Miaoli (Houlong)	鴨仔
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	鴨仔
	Kinmen	鴨
	Penghu (Magong)	鴨
	Penghu (Xiyu)	鴨仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	鴨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鴨
	Manila (Hokkien)	鴨
	Longyan	鴨仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	鴨
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	鴨
	Pingnan (Sijie)	鴨
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	鴨
	Lechang (Tatou)	鴨
	Yingde (Yuzui)	鴨
	Yunan (Liantan)	鴨
	Chaozhou	鴨
	Shantou	鴨
	Jieyang	鴨
	Haifeng	鴨咪
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鴨
	Singapore (Teochew)	鴨
	Haikou	鴨
	Singapore (Hainanese)	鴨
Puxian Min	Putian	鴨咪
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	鴨
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	鴨
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	鴨, 鴨咪
	Xianyou	鴨, 鴨咪
	Xianyou (Fengting)	鴨, 鴨咪
	Xianyou (Youyang)	鴨, 鴨咪
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	鴨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	鴨
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鴨, 老扁 secret language
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	鴨
Shehua	Fu'an	鴨
	Fuding	鴨
	Luoyuan	鴨
	Sanming	鴨
	Shunchang	鴨
	Hua'an	鴨
	Guixi (Zhangping)	鴨
	Cangnan	鴨
	Jingning (Hexi)	鴨
	Lishui	鴨
	Longyou	鴨
	Chaozhou	鴨
	Fengshun	鴨
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	鴨
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	鴨
Wu	Shanghai	鴨子, 鴨, 鴨里里 childish
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	鴨
	Shanghai (Jiading)	鴨, 鴨里里 childish
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鴨
	Suzhou	鴨, 鴨連連
	Wuxi	鴨, 鴨連連
	Danyang	鴨子, 鴨
	Hangzhou	鴨兒
	Ningbo	鴨, 鴨兒, 茄茄鴨 childish
	Wenzhou	水雞, 鴨, 嘎嘎 childish, 嘎嘎囉 childish
	Jinhua	鴨, 鴨兒
Xiang	Changsha	鴨
	Loudi	鴨
	Shuangfeng	鴨
	Quanzhou	鴨
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	鴨
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	鴨唧
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	鴨
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	鴨
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	鴨
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	鴨
	Renhua (Shitang)	鴨
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	鴨
	Lechang (Changlai)	鴨
	Lechang (Beixiang)	鴨
	Lechang (Huangpu)	鴨婆
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	鴨
	Lechang (Sanxi)	鴨

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		男妓, 妓男, 男娼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	老泡兒, 兔兒爺, 妞兒夾子
	Taiwan	男妓, 牛郎, 鴨
	Malaysia	鴨
	Singapore	鴨
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	崽娃子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	㚻子, 鴨子, 兔兒, 吃相飯的, 吃相公飯的
Cantonese	Guangzhou	契弟
	Hong Kong	男妓, 鴨
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鴨
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鴨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	桃脯
Southern Min	Xiamen	契弟, 阿倌
	Taipei	龜精 GT
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鴨, 阿倌
Wu	Shanghai	屁精, 兔子
	Suzhou	相公
	Jinhua	雄婊子
Xiang	Changsha	幺它
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

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刀鴨／刀鸭
北京烤鴨／北京烤鸭 (Běijīng kǎoyā)
北京鴨／北京鸭 (běijīngyā)
叫鴨／叫鸭 (jiàoyā)
吃鴨蛋／吃鸭蛋 (chī yādàn)
唐老鴨／唐老鸭 (Tánglǎoyā)
嘉積鴨／嘉积鸭 (jiājīyā)
土番鴨／土番鸭
土鴨／土鸭
填鴨／填鸭 (tiányā)
填鴨式／填鸭式
子鴨／子鸭
宰肥鴨／宰肥鸭
家鴨／家鸭 (jiāyā)
寶鴨／宝鸭
射鴨／射鸭
打鴨驚鴛／打鸭惊鸳
拿鴨子／拿鸭子
撒鴨子／撒鸭子
放水鴨／放水鸭
旱鴨子／旱鸭子 (hànyāzi)
板鴨／板鸭 (bǎnyā)
桃弓射鴨／桃弓射鸭
正番鴨／正番鸭 (zhèngfānyā)
水鴨／水鸭 (shuǐyā)
溪鴨／溪鸭
潛鴨／潜鸭 (qiányā)
烤鴨／烤鸭 (kǎoyā)
燒鴨／烧鸭 (shāoyā)
燒鴨子／烧鸭子
玉鴨／玉鸭
琱鴨／雕鸭
瑞鴨／瑞鸭
瑤鴨／瑶鸭
番鴨／番鸭 (fānyā)
睡鴨／睡鸭
筍鴨／笋鸭
綠頭鴨／绿头鸭 (lǜtóuyā)
緑頭鴨／绿头鸭
綠鴨／绿鸭
能言鴨／能言鸭
腳鴨／脚鸭
腳鴨子／脚鸭子
臘鴨／腊鸭 (làyā)
菜鴨／菜鸭
薑母鴨／姜母鸭 (jiāngmǔyā)
醜小鴨／丑小鸭 (chǒuxiǎoyā)
醬鴨／酱鸭 (jiàngyā)
野鴨／野鸭 (yěyā)
金鴨／金鸭
銅鴨／铜鸭
銀鴨／银鸭
雁鴨科／雁鸭科
雞同鴨講／鸡同鸭讲 (jītóngyājiǎng)
青鴨／青鸭
香鴨／香鸭
鬥鴨／斗鸭
鳧鴨／凫鸭
鴨丁／鸭丁
鴨信／鸭信
鴨兒／鸭儿
鴨兒廣／鸭儿广
鴨兒廣梨／鸭儿广梨
鴨兒梨／鸭儿梨
鴨兒芹／鸭儿芹
鴨卵／鸭卵 (yāluǎn)
鴨嘴帽／鸭嘴帽
鴨嘴棍／鸭嘴棍
鴨嘴獸／鸭嘴兽 (yāzuǐshòu)
鴨嘴獺／鸭嘴獭
鴨嘴筆／鸭嘴笔 (yāzuǐbǐ)
鴨嘴船／鸭嘴船
鴨嘴龍／鸭嘴龙 (yāzuǐlóng)
鴨堰橋／鸭堰桥 (Yāyànqiáo)
鴨子／鸭子
鴨子上架／鸭子上架
鴨子兒／鸭子儿
鴨子湖／鸭子湖 (Yāzihú)
鴨子聽雷／鸭子听雷
鴨子腿／鸭子腿
鴨子陂／鸭子陂
鴨屁股／鸭屁股
鴨屎臭／鸭屎臭
鴨式帽／鸭式帽
鴨心／鸭心
鴨掌／鸭掌 (yāzhǎng)
鴨桃／鸭桃
鴨條／鸭条
鴨步／鸭步
鴨步鵝行／鸭步鹅行
鴨母／鸭母
鴨母船／鸭母船
鴨淥／鸭渌
鴨淥水／鸭渌水
鴨淥江／鸭渌江
鴨爐／鸭炉
鴨爪稗／鸭爪稗
鴨瘟／鸭瘟
鴨矢／鸭矢
鴨票／鸭票
鴨絨／鸭绒
鴨綠／鸭绿 (Yālù)
鴨綠水／鸭绿水 (Yālùshuǐ)
鴨綠江／鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng)
鴨罏／鸭𬙎
鴨羹／鸭羹
鴨腳／鸭脚 (yājiǎo)
鴨腳子／鸭脚子
鴨腳羹／鸭脚羹
鴨腳葵／鸭脚葵
鴨臛／鸭臛
鴨舌／鸭舌 (yāshé)
鴨舌帽／鸭舌帽 (yāshémào)
鴨舌草／鸭舌草
鴨艄／鸭艄
鴨茅／鸭茅 (yāmáo)
鴨蛋／鸭蛋 (yādàn)
鴨蛋圓／鸭蛋圆
鴨蛋粉／鸭蛋粉
鴨蛋臉／鸭蛋脸
鴨蛋臉兒／鸭蛋脸儿
鴨蛋青／鸭蛋青
鴨蜑／鸭蜑
鴨跖草／鸭跖草 (yāzhícǎo)
鴨通／鸭通
鴨陣／鸭阵
鴨雛／鸭雏
鴨霸／鸭霸 (yābà)
鴨青鈔／鸭青钞
鴨頭／鸭头 (yātóu)
鴨頭丸帖／鸭头丸帖
鴨頭春／鸭头春
鴨頭波／鸭头波
鴨頭綠／鸭头绿
鴨頭舡／鸭头舡
鴨頭青／鸭头青
鴨餅／鸭饼
鴨餛飩／鸭馄饨
鴨黃／鸭黄 (yāhuáng)
鴨黃兒／鸭黄儿
鵝行鴨步／鹅行鸭步
鵝鴨／鹅鸭
鵝鴨之爭／鹅鸭之争
鵝鴨行／鹅鸭行
鹹鴨卵／咸鸭卵 (xiányāluǎn)
鹹鴨蛋／咸鸭蛋 (xiányādàn)
鹽水鴨／盐水鸭 (yánshuǐyā)
麻鴨／麻鸭 (máyā)
黃鴨／黄鸭
墨鴨／墨鸭
龍枕鴨燈／龙枕鸭灯

References

“Entry #12123”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Kanji

鴨

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Readings

Go-on: よう (yō)^{←えふ (efu, historical)}
Kan-on: おう (ō)^{←あふ (afu, historical)}
Kun: かも (kamo, 鴨)、あひる (ahiru, 鴨)

Etymology 1

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鴨
かも Jinmeiyō
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Unknown. Possibly alteration of Old Japanese 浮かむ (ukamu, “to float”), modern 浮かぶ (ukabu). Alternatively, may derive from Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH, “a type of wild goose”), borrowed with the kan'on reading gan, with initial g changing to k due to the avoidance of voiced stops at the start of Japanese words in older times, and final n changing to mu due to apparent lack of final n in Old Japanese.

Alternative forms

鳧

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かも [káꜜmò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠mo̞]

Noun

鴨(かも) or 鴨(カモ) • (kamo)

a duck
(slang) (from the way ducks return to the same place and are thus easy to hunt) a mark or easy target for a swindle, someone who is likely to lose at gambling or other competition
(slang) (from the good flavor of duck meat) short for 鴨の味 (kamo no aji, “duck flavor”): a very good flavor; by extension, any remarkably good sensation or feeling, particularly describing happy married life
(slang) (from the uniform of black clothing) short for 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “black duck”): a male servant, such as a butler or chauffeur (compare English penguin)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カモ.

Derived terms

いい鴨(かも) (iikamo): sitting duck
鴨(かも)る (kamoru): “to make a duck of someone”: to skillfully or cunningly beat out an opponent, such as in gambling or a swindle
黒鴨(くろがも) (kurogamo): common scoter
鴨嘴(かものはし) (kamonohashi): platypus

Etymology 2

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鴨
かも Jinmeiyō
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Probably from the duck sense above, in reference to the 鴨川 (Kamogawa, literally “duck river”) flowing through Kyoto.

Alternative forms

賀茂

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠mo̞]

Proper noun

鴨(かも) • (Kamo)

a surname
any of various places, particularly in Kyoto

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鴨
あひる Jinmeiyō
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Rare alternative spelling for 家鴨 (ahiru). See that entry for fuller details.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あひる [àhírú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠çiɾɯ̟]

Noun

鴨(あひる) • (ahiru)

(rare) alternative spelling of 家鴨: a domestic duck, Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus, descended from the mallard

References

[1]
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
[2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Hanja

鴨 (eumhun 오리 압 (ori ap))

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Alternative forms

𩿠
𪆧

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *viːt.

Noun

鴨 (uịt)

duck, drake

Descendants

Vietnamese: vịt (鴨)

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鴨: Hán Nôm readings: áp, vịt

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[NHK-1] [1]
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] [2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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