Usage of the character 鴨

duck (CL:隻／只 (zhī))
(slang) male prostitute

kǎoyā

烤鸭

[烤鴨]

roast duck

quèyā

鹊鸭

[鵲鴨]

(bird species of China) common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

zuòyā

做鸭

[做鴨]

(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute

yālí

鸭梨

[鴨梨]

Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)

chǒuyā

丑鸭

[丑鴨]

(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

huángyā

黄鸭

[黃鴨]

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
same as 赤麻鴨／赤麻鸭

yābà

鸭霸

[鴨霸]

(Tw) unreasonable
overbearing
with no regard for others

yāzhǎng

鸭掌

[鴨掌]

duck feet (claws)

yěyā

野鸭

[野鴨]

wild duck
mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)

tiányā

填鸭

[填鴨]

to force-feed ducks
(cooking) stuffed duck

bǎnyā

板鸭

[板鴨]

pressed (dried) salted duck

jiāyā

家鸭

[家鴨]

domestic duck

liúyā

瘤鸭

[瘤鴨]

(bird species of China) knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)

túyā

涂鸭

[塗鴨]

variant of 塗鴉／涂鸦 (túyā)
graffiti
scrawl
poor calligraphy
to write badly
to scribble

yāzi

鸭子

[鴨子]

duck
male prostitute (slang)

yāzǐdàn

鸭仔蛋

[鴨仔蛋]

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

lüchìyā

绿翅鸭

[綠翅鴨]

(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)

zōngjǐngyā

棕颈鸭

[棕頸鴨]

(bird species of China) Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)

chángwěiyā

长尾鸭

[長尾鴨]

(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)

Shuāngyāshān

双鸭山

[雙鴨山]

Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

guānmáyā

冠麻鸭

[冠麻鴨]

(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)

yādànqīng

鸭蛋青

[鴨蛋青]

pale blue

xiányādàn

咸鸭蛋

[鹹鴨蛋]

salted duck egg

tiányāshì

填鸭式

[填鴨式]

force feeding (as a teaching method)

chǒuxiǎoyā

丑小鸭

[醜小鴨]

ugly duckling

hànyāzi

旱鸭子

[旱鴨子]

non-swimmer

báiméiyā

白眉鸭

[白眉鴨]

(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)

chīyādàn

吃鸭蛋

[吃鴨蛋]

(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)

Yālù Jiāng

鸭绿江

[鴨綠江]

Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border

jiǎoyāzi

脚鸭子

[腳鴨子]

see 腳丫子／脚丫子 (jiǎoyāzi)

Táng Lǎoyā

唐老鸭

[唐老鴨]

Donald Duck

máoyādàn

毛鸭蛋

[毛鴨蛋]

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

Chǒu Xiǎoyā

丑小鸭

[醜小鴨]

"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen 安徒生 ( Antúshēng)

yāshémào

鸭舌帽

[鴨舌帽]

peaked cap

chìbǎngyā

赤膀鸭

[赤膀鴨]

(bird species of China) gadwall (Anas strepera)

yāzǐr

鸭子儿

[鴨子兒]

(coll.) duck's egg

lütóuyā

绿头鸭

[綠頭鴨]

(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

lìshùyā

栗树鸭

[栗樹鴨]

(bird species of China) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)

zhēnwěiyā

针尾鸭

[針尾鴨]

(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

pízuǐyā

琵嘴鸭

[琵嘴鴨]

(bird species of China) northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

luówényā

罗纹鸭

[羅紋鴨]

(bird species of China) falcated duck (Anas falcata)

yāzuǐshòu

鸭嘴兽

[鴨嘴獸]

platypus

bānzuǐyā

斑嘴鸭

[斑嘴鴨]

(bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)

xiǎoróngyā

小绒鸭

[小絨鴨]

(bird species of China) Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri)

chìjǐngyā

赤颈鸭

[赤頸鴨]

(bird species of China) Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)

huāliǎnyā

花脸鸭

[花臉鴨]

(bird species of China) Baikal teal (Anas formosa)

chìmáyā

赤麻鸭

[赤麻鴨]

(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

yāzuǐlóng

鸭嘴龙

[鴨嘴龍]

hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)

qiàobímáyā

翘鼻麻鸭

[翹鼻麻鴨]

(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Běijīngkǎoyā

北京烤鸭

[北京烤鴨]

Peking Duck

bānbèiqiányā

斑背潜鸭

[斑背潛鴨]

(bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)

hēihǎifānyā

黑海番鸭

[黑海番鴨]

(bird species of China) black scoter (Melanitta nigra)

chìzuǐqiányā

赤嘴潜鸭

[赤嘴潛鴨]

(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)

fānbèiqiányā

帆背潜鸭

[帆背潛鴨]

(bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

Shuāngyāshānshì

双鸭山市

[雙鴨山市]

Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

diéryāzi

蹀儿鸭子

[蹀兒鴨子]

to run away
to escape

qīngtóuqiányā

青头潜鸭

[青頭潛鴨]

(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)

yúnshíbānyā

云石斑鸭

[雲石斑鴨]

(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

hóngtóuqiányā

红头潜鸭

[紅頭潛鴨]

(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)

báiqiūshāyā

白秋沙鸭

[白秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)

fèngtóuqiányā

凤头潜鸭

[鳳頭潛鴨]

(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

jītóngyājiǎng

鸡同鸭讲

[雞同鴨講]

lit. chicken speaking with duck
fig. talking without communicating
people not understanding each other

pútáoxiōngyā

葡萄胸鸭

[葡萄胸鴨]

(bird species of China) American wigeon (Anas americana)

pǔtōngqiūshāyā

普通秋沙鸭

[普通秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)

gǎnyāzishàngjià

赶鸭子上架

[趕鴨子上架]

lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability

Yìn- Miǎnbānzuǐyā

印缅斑嘴鸭

[印緬斑嘴鴨]

(bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

Měizhōulüchìyā

美洲绿翅鸭

[美洲綠翅鴨]

(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)

Zhōnghuáqiūshāyā

中华秋沙鸭

[中華秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)

jiāyālütóuyā

家鸭绿头鸭

[家鴨綠頭鴨]

mallard
duck (Anas platyrhyncha)

hóngxiōngqiūshāyā

红胸秋沙鸭

[紅胸秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)

báitóuyìngwěiyā

白头硬尾鸭

[白頭硬尾鴨]

(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

bānliǎnhǎifānyā

斑脸海番鸭

[斑臉海番鴨]

(bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)

chūnjiāngshuǐnuǎnyāxiānzhī

春江水暖鸭先知

[春江水暖鴨先知]

lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows

zhǔshúdeyāzifēile

煮熟的鸭子飞了

[煮熟的鴨子飛了]

the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers