- 老幺 lǎoyāo youngest childthe youngest child in a family or the youngest member of a group; the baby of the family
- 小幺 xiǎoyāo page boya young male servant or page boy
- 呼幺喝六 hūyāohèliù shouting at diceTo shout at dice while gambling; describes the rowdy atmosphere of a gambling house.
- 幺麽 yāomó insignificantpetty; paltry; tiny; often used to describe small or insignificant people or things in a negative sense
- 什幺 shényāo whatan interrogative pronoun used to ask about the identity or nature of something
- 喝六呼幺 hèliùhūyāo to shout noisily in gamblingTo shout out numbers while gambling at dice; by extension, to shout at and order people around in an overbearing or domineering manner.
- 对幺 duìyāo pair of onespair of ones or double ace in games like dominoes or dice
- 小幺儿 xiǎoyāor page boyA male servant or page; also known as [[小厮|小廝|xiao3 si1]].
- 幺二 yāo'èr ace-deuceone and two; the smallest throw at dice
- 幺儿 yāo'ér youngest sonyoungest child in a family, usually specifically referring to the youngest son
- 幺并矢 yāobìngshǐ idemfactorthe idemfactor in mathematics
- 幺点 yāodiǎn acethe ace in dice or dominoes; the one-dot side
- 幺麽小丑 yāomóxiǎochǒu despicable wretch(idiom) an insignificant and contemptible person; a petty scoundrel
- 挑幺挑六 tiāoyāotiāoliù to find faultto pick flaws or be intentionally difficult; to faultfind or create trouble over trifles
- 装幺 zhuāngyāo to behave affectedlyto be artificial or act in a way that is not natural; also written as [[妆么|妝么|zhuang1 yao1]]
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH