- 鹞子 yàozi sparrowhawksparrowhawk; common name for various types of smaller hawks or birds of prey
- 鹞子翻身 yàozifānshēn hawk's turnA fast, agile somersault or leaping turn in Chinese martial arts and acrobatics, named for the way a hawk flips in flight.
- 鹞鹰 yàoyīng sparrow hawkA kind of bird of prey that lives in forests and hunts small birds; also known as [[雀鹰|雀鷹|que4 ying1]] or [[鹞子|鷂子|yao4 zi5]].
- 鹰鼻鹞眼 yīngbíyàoyǎn fierce and sinister-lookingHaving a fierce, cruel, or untrustworthy appearance, suggestive of an eagle's beak and a hawk's eyes
- 乌灰鹞 wūhuīyào Montagu's harrier(bird species of China) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)
- 断线鹞子 duànxiànyàozi kite with a broken stringDescribes someone or something that has disappeared without a trace or from whom no news has been heard; same as [[断线风筝|斷線風箏|duan4 xian4 feng1 zheng1]]
- 海鹞鱼 hǎiyàoyú raya type of fish with an enlarged chest area that lives in coastal waters
- 白头鹞 báitóuyào western marsh harrier(bird species of China) western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- 白尾鹞 báiwěiyào hen harriera bird of prey (Circus cyaneus) found in China
- 白腹鹞 báifùyào eastern marsh harrier(bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
- 纸鹞 zhǐyào kitekite; a light frame covered with paper or cloth flown in the wind
- 草原鹞 cǎoyuányào pallid harrier(bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
- 鹊鹞 quèyào pied harriera bird of prey (Circus melanoleucos) common in East Asia
- 鹞鱼 yàoyú rayA flat cartilaginous fish with an enlarged chest area that lives in coastal waters; also known as [[海鹞鱼|海鷂魚|hai3 yao4 yu2]].
- 鹞鲼 yàofèn bonnet skate(zoology) bonnet skate
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH