- 鸭子 yāzi ducka common waterbird of the family Anatidae
- 鸭梨 yālí white pearChinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)
- 鸭蛋 yādàn duck eggthe egg laid by a duck.
- 烤鸭 kǎoyā roast duck
- 野鸭 yěyā mallardwild duck; specifically the mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
- 鸭绿江 Yālù Jiāng Yalu RiverYalu River, forming part of the border between China and North Korea
- 鸭绒 yāróng duck down
- 板鸭 bǎnyā pressed salted duckpressed (dried) salted duck
- 唐老鸭 Táng Lǎoyā Donald Duck
- 鸭舌帽 yāshémào peaked capa type of cap with a stiff front peak or visor
- 北京烤鸭 Běijīngkǎoyā Peking duckPeking Duck
- 鸭嘴兽 yāzuǐshòu platypus
- 填鸭式 tiányāshì spoon-feedingforce-feeding (as a teaching method)
- 鸭掌 yāzhǎng duck feetduck feet (claws)
- 赶鸭子上架 gǎnyāzishàngjià forceto push someone to do something way beyond their ability or for which they are unprepared
- 旱鸭子 hànyāzi non-swimmer
- 双鸭山市 Shuāngyāshān Shì ShuangyashanShuangyashan, a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province
- 填鸭 tiányā force-feedto force-feed ducks
- 家鸭 jiāyā domestic duck
- 绿头鸭 lǜtóuyā mallardmallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 咸鸭蛋 xiányādàn salted duck egg
- 吃鸭蛋 chīyādàn score zero(fig.) to score zero (on a test, in competition, etc.)
- 鸭蛋青 yādànqīng pale blue
- 白头硬尾鸭 báitóuyìngwěiyā white-headed duck(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
- 白眉鸭 báiméiyā garganey(bird species of China) garganey (Spatula querquedula)
- 白秋沙鸭 báiqiūshāyā smew(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
- 盐水鸭 yánshuǐyā salted ducka traditional Nanjing dish consisting of duck prepared with brine and spices
- 红头潜鸭 hóngtóuqiányā common pochard(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)
- 红胸秋沙鸭 hóngxiōngqiūshāyā red-breasted merganser(bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
- 绿翅鸭 lǜchìyā Eurasian teal(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
- 罗纹鸭 luówényā falcated duck(bird species of China) falcated duck (Mareca falcata)
- 美洲绿翅鸭 Měizhōulǜchìyā green-winged teal(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
- 翘鼻麻鸭 qiàobímáyā common shelduck(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- 花脸鸭 huāliǎnyā Baikal tealBaikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
- 葡萄胸鸭 pútáoxiōngyā American wigeon(bird species of China) American wigeon (Anas americana)
- 赤嘴潜鸭 chìzuǐqiányā red-crested pochard(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
- 赤膀鸭 chìbǎngyā gadwall(bird species of China) gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- 赤颈鸭 chìjǐngyā Eurasian wigeonEurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- 赤麻鸭 chìmáyā ruddy shelduck(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- 针尾鸭 zhēnwěiyā northern pintail(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
- 长尾鸭 chángwěiyā long-tailed duck(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- 青头潜鸭 qīngtóuqiányā Baer's pochard(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
- 鸡同鸭讲 jītóngyājiǎng miscommunicationtalking without communicating or understanding each other, often due to a language barrier or incompatible perspectives
- 鸭仔蛋 yāzǐdàn balutbalut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)
- 鸭嘴龙 yāzuǐlóng hadrosaurhadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)
- 鸭子儿 yāzǐr duck egg(coll.) duck's egg
- 鸭脖子 yābózi duck necka food item consisting of the neck of a duck, commonly sold as a seasoned or spicy snack in China
- 鸭霸 yābà overbearingunreasonable, bossy, and acting with no regard for others (commonly used in Taiwan)
- 鹊鸭 quèyā common goldeneye(bird species of China) common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH