to rush toward something like a flock of ducks; used to describe a crowd of people scrambling or swarming madly to pursue something, often with a negative connotation of mindlessly following a trend

(idiom) to carve a swan and end up with a duck; to aim high and achieve a respectable result even if it falls short of the original ideal

To aim to carve a swan and end up with a duck; used to mean that even if one fails to reach a lofty goal, one still achieves something decent and remains a person of integrity

To value something external over one's own possessions; also used to describe a man who neglects his wife for an extramarital affair. See [[家鸡野雉|家雞野雉|jia1 ji1 ye3 zhi4]].

the sunset glow and the lonely duck fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the vast sky; a famous poetic line describing a harmonious and beautiful landscape

To move at high speed; to gallop

Literally "chickens and ducks," used to describe ordinary or mean people who lack high character or ambition