| 1 | 鸭 | 鴨 | yā | ya1 | duck; Classifiers: 只 ; (slang) male prostitute | | |
| 2 | 鸭子 | 鴨子 | yā zi | ya1 zi5 | duck; male prostitute (slang) | | |
| 3 | 煮熟的鸭子飞了 | 煮熟的鴨子飛了 | zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le | zhu3 shu2 de5 ya1 zi5 fei1 le5 | the cooked duck flew away (proverb); (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers | | |
| 4 | 赤嘴潜鸭 | 赤嘴潛鴨 | chì zuǐ qián yā | chi4 zui3 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) | | |
| 5 | 红头潜鸭 | 紅頭潛鴨 | hóng tóu qián yā | hong2 tou2 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina) | | |
| 6 | 黑海番鸭 | 黑海番鴨 | hēi hǎi fān yā | hei1 hai3 fan1 ya1 | (bird species of China) black scoter (Melanitta nigra) | | |
| 7 | 旱鸭子 | 旱鴨子 | hàn yā zi | han4 ya1 zi5 | non-swimmer | | |
| 8 | 赶鸭子上架 | 趕鴨子上架 | gǎn yā zi shàng jià | gan3 ya1 zi5 shang4 jia4 | lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom); fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability | | |
| 9 | 凤头潜鸭 | 鳳頭潛鴨 | fèng tóu qián yā | feng4 tou2 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) | | |
| 10 | 帆背潜鸭 | 帆背潛鴨 | fān bèi qián yā | fan1 bei4 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | | |
| 11 | 蹀儿鸭子 | 蹀兒鴨子 | dié r yā zi | die2 r5 ya1 zi5 | to run away; to escape | | |
| 12 | 丑鸭 | 丑鴨 | chǒu yā | chou3 ya1 | (bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | | |
| 13 | 丑小鸭 | 醜小鴨 | chǒu xiǎo yā | chou3 xiao3 ya1 | ugly duckling | | |
| 14 | 白眉鸭 | 白眉鴨 | bái méi yā | bai2 mei2 ya1 | (bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula) | | |
| 15 | 赤麻鸭 | 赤麻鴨 | chì má yā | chi4 ma2 ya1 | (bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) | | |
| 16 | 赤颈鸭 | 赤頸鴨 | chì jǐng yā | chi4 jing3 ya1 | (bird species of China) Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) | | |
| 17 | 赤膀鸭 | 赤膀鴨 | chì bǎng yā | chi4 bang3 ya1 | (bird species of China) gadwall (Anas strepera) | | |
| 18 | 做鸭 | 做鴨 | zuò yā | zuo4 ya1 | (slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute | | |
| 19 | 长尾鸭 | 長尾鴨 | cháng wěi yā | chang2 wei3 ya1 | (bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) | | |
| 20 | 北京烤鸭 | 北京烤鴨 | běi jīng kǎo yā | Bei3 jing1 kao3 ya1 | Peking Duck | | |
| 21 | 板鸭 | 板鴨 | bǎn yā | ban3 ya1 | pressed (dried) salted duck | | |
| 22 | 斑嘴鸭 | 斑嘴鴨 | bān zuǐ yā | ban1 zui3 ya1 | (bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha) | | |
| 23 | 斑脸海番鸭 | 斑臉海番鴨 | bān liǎn hǎi fān yā | ban1 lian3 hai3 fan1 ya1 | (bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | | |
| 24 | 斑背潜鸭 | 斑背潛鴨 | bān bèi qián yā | ban1 bei4 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila) | | |
| 25 | 白头硬尾鸭 | 白頭硬尾鴨 | bái tóu yìng wěi yā | bai2 tou2 ying4 wei3 ya1 | (bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) | | |