- 病秧子 bìngyāngzi sickly persona person who is chronically ill or physically weak
- 不论秧子 bùlùnyāngzi to not stand in awe of rank(Beijing dialect) To not be intimidated by someone's social status or position; to not show fear or hesitation regardless of who the other person is.
- 花儿秧子 huāryāngzi flower seedlingseedling or sprout of a flower
- 鱼秧子 yúyāngzi fingerlinga young fish; fish fry or fingerlings used for stocking