# 鴨

| 鴨 | U+9D28, &#40232; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9D28 |
| ← 鴧 [U+9D27] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鴩 → [U+9D29] |

## Translingual
### Han character

鴨 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+5, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田中竹日火 (WLHAF), four-corner 6752$_7$, 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | 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 |
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

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yā (ya$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ya$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): aap$^3$ / aap$^{3-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ap$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ngat$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ap
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ab$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): iah$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): ă
* Eastern Min (BUC): ák
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): or$^5$ / ah$^6$ / a$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ah / ap
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ah$^4$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$aq / $^7$aeq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ia$^6$ / nga$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yā
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ya
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^1$
*** Yale: yā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
*** Palladius: я (ja)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ya$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ia
*** Sinological IPA : /ia²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aap$^3$ / aap$^{3-2}$
*** Yale: aap / áap
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aap$^8$ / aap$^{8-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ab$^3$ / ab$^{3-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /aːp̚³/, /aːp̚³⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ap$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ap̚³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ngat$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋat̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ap
*** Hakka Romanization System: ab$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ab$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ap̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ab$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ap̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: iah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /iaʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ă
*** Sinological IPA : /a²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ák
*** Sinological IPA : /ɑʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: or$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /ɒ²¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /aʔ²/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ah$^6$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ah
*** Sinological IPA : /aʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /a²¹/
* or5 - vernacular;
* ah6 - literary;
* a5 - in 鴨綠江／鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit鴨 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /iɑ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ia²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ia²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ia¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ia¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /ia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /ia³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ia²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ia̠³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /iɑʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /iɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /iaʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ŋʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /iaʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /aʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /aʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔiɑʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | 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/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ap̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /ap̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ap̚³²/ /aʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ɑʔ²³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /a²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /aʔ²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /a⁵⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: 'aep
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/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔap̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ya |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | aap$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qraːb/
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 |

### 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

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

### Compounds

* 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

* “鴨”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: よう (yō)
* Kan-on: おう (ō)
* Kun: かも (kamo, 鴨)、あひる (ahiru, 鴨)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 鴨
* かも Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
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 –)
* IPA: [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

##### See also

* 家鴨(あひる), 鶩(あひる) (ahiru): a domestic duck

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 鴨
* かも Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
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: [ka̠mo̞]

#### Proper noun

鴨(かも) • (Kamo)
* a surname
* any of various places, particularly in Kyoto

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 鴨
* あひる Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
Rare alternative spelling for 家鴨 (ahiru). See that entry for fuller details.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あひる [àhírú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [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

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

## Korean
### Hanja

鴨 (eumhun 오리 압 (ori ap))
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## Middle Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* 𩿠
* 𪆧

### Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *viːt.

### Noun

鴨 (uịt)
* duck, drake

#### Descendants

* Vietnamese: vịt (鴨)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

鴨: Hán Nôm readings: áp, vịt
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