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  aap3   jyutping
  ya1   pinyin
[1] duck
[2] [] gigolo

noun
Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#196)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鴨 / 鸭

This word has been viewed 18902 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Dec 2012 13:57

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detail  haam4 aap3 daan6*2   = salted duck egg
detail  siu1 aap3  shao1 ya1 = roast duck
detail  haau1 aap3  kao3 ya1 = roast duck
detail  gai1 sau2 aap3 goek3   = all fingers and thumbs
detail  gai1 tung4 aap3 gong2   = talking at cross purposes
detail  aap3 zi2  ya1 zi5 = duck
detail  seoi2 aap3*2  shui3 ya1 = a wild duck
detail  bak1 ging1 aap3*2   = Peking duck; roast duck
detail  tin4 aap3*2   = roast duck; Peking duck
detail  aap3 daan6*2   = duck egg
See all 62 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 鴨
detail 鴨子池塘
The ducks on the pond are swimming to and fro.
[The meaning of 游來游去 is discussed [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,74996,77053#msg-77053]here.[/url] ]

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