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Translingual
Han character
鴨 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥 +5, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田中竹日火 (WLHAF ), four-corner 67527 , composition ⿰甲 鳥 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1487 , character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46823
Dae Jaweon: page 2018, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4623, character 7
Unihan data for U+9D28
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
笚
*ʔl'aːb, *ɡraːb
閘
*klaːb, *sɡreːb, *qraːb
鉀
*klaːb, *kraːb
甲
*kraːb
胛
*kraːb
岬
*kraːb
押
*kraːb, *qraːb
玾
*kraːb
呷
*qʰraːb
匣
*ɡraːb
狎
*ɡraːb
柙
*ɡraːb
翈
*ɡraːb
炠
*ɡraːb
鴨
*qraːb
庘
*qraːb
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *qraːb ) : phonetic 甲 ( OC *kraːb) + semantic 鳥 ( “ bird ” ) .
Etymology
Shuowen commented that 鴨 is the colloquial name for 鶩 (OC *moɡs, *moːɡ , “duck”). Probably onomatopoeic in origin. Compare Proto-Tani *ǰap ( “ duck ” ) .
Another word meaning "duck" in Old Chinese is 鴄 (OC *pʰid ), a substrate loanword, possibly from Tai-Kadai or Austroasiatic.
“male prostitute”
By analogy with 雞 / 鸡 (jī , “female prostitute”, literally “chicken”). First used in 1991 film 《雞鴨戀》 . (Zhang, 2018 )
Pronunciation
Note : The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng -initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note :
or5 - vernacular;
ah6 - literary;
a5 - in 鴨綠江 / 鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng ).
Note :
ah - vernacular;
ap - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
鴨
Reading #
1/1
No.
5944
Phonetic component
甲
Rime group
盍
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
鴨
Old Chinese
/*qraːb/
Notes
或 從 邑 聲
鴨/鸭
Definitions
鴨
duck (Classifier : 隻 / 只 c )
北京烤鴨 / 北京烤鸭 ― Běijīng kǎoyā ― Peking duck
( slang ) male prostitute (Classifier : 隻 / 只 c )
Coordinate term: 雞 / 鸡 ( jī )
( Mainland China Mandarin , neologism , slang ) Eye dialect spelling of 呀 ( ya , “ sentence-final particle ” ) .
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
鴨子 (“duck”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
鴨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
鴨
Taxonomic name
鴨
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
鴨子
Taiwan
鴨子
Chengde
鴨
Chifeng
鴨子 , 鴨
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
鴨子
Heihe
鴨子 , 鴨
Qiqihar
鴨子
Harbin
鴨子
Jiamusi
鴨子 , 鴨
Baicheng
鴨子
Changchun
鴨子
Tonghua
鴨子
Shenyang
鴨子
Jinzhou
鴨子 , 鴨
Malaysia
鴨
Singapore
鴨
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
鴨子
Tangshan
鴨子 , 鴨
Cangzhou
鴨子
Baoding
鴨子
Shijiazhuang
鴨子
Lijin
鴨子 , 咧咧
Jinan
鴨子
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
鴨子
Dandong
鴨子 , 鴨
Yantai
鴨巴子
Yantai (Muping)
鴨巴子
Qingdao
鴨子 , 鴨巴子
Qingdao (Chengyang)
鴨子
Qingdao (Jimo)
鴨巴子 , 吧吧
Laixi
吧子 , 小巴兒
Pingdu
扁嘴 , 鴨巴子
Jiaozhou
扁嘴
Qingdao (Jiaonan, Huangdao)
老歪 , 扁嘴
Zhucheng
扁嘴 , 老歪
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
鴨子
Lingbao
鴨子
Jining
鴨子 , 扁嘴
Wanrong
鴨兒
Linfen
鴨子
Shangqiu
鴨
Yuanyang
鴨鴨兒
Zhengzhou
鴨子 , 鴨
Xinyang
鴨子 , 扁嘴兒
Baihe
鴨子
Xi'an
鴨子 , 鴨
Baoji
鴨子
Tianshui
鴨子
Xining
鴨子 , 鴨鴨
Xuzhou
鴨子
Fuyang
鴨子 , 扁嘴子
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
鴨子
Lanzhou
鴨子
Dunhuang
鴨子
Hami
鴨子
Ürümqi
鴨子
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
鴨子 , 鴨兒
Nanchong
鴨子
Dazhou
鴨子
Hanyuan
鴨子
Xichang
鴨子
Zigong
鴨子
Chongqing
鴨子 , 鴨娃兒
Wuhan
鴨子
Yichang
鴨子 , 鴨
Xiangyang
鴨子
Tianmen
鴨子 , 鴨
Guiyang
鴨子 , 鴨哩哩 childish
Zunyi
鴨子 , 鴨兒
Bijie
鴨子
Liping
鴨子
Zhaotong
鴨子
Dali
鴨子
Kunming
鴨子
Mengzi
鴨子
Guilin
鴨子 , 鴨
Liuzhou
鴨 , 鴨子
Nanning (Wuming)
鴨
Jishou
鴨子
Changde
鴨子
Hanzhong
鴨子
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
鴨子 , 鴨
Yangzhou
鴨子 , 扁嘴王 humorous
Lianyungang
鴨子 , 癟嘴
Lianshui
鴨子
Nantong
鴨子
Anqing
鴨子 , 鴨
Wuhu
鴨子
Hefei
鴨子
Huanggang
鴨子
Hong'an
鴨子 , 鴨 , 湖鴨 , 扁嘴 , 鴨叭腿
Cantonese
Guangzhou
鴨 , 扁嘴
Hong Kong
鴨
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
鴨
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
鴨
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
鴨
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
鴨
Macau
鴨
Guangzhou (Panyu)
鴨
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
鴨
Guangzhou (Conghua)
鴨
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
鴨
Foshan
鴨
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
鴨
Foshan (Shunde)
鴨
Foshan (Sanshui)
鴨
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
鴨
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
鴨
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
鴨
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
鴨
Zhuhai (Doumen)
鴨
Jiangmen (Baisha)
鴨
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
鴨
Taishan
鴨
Kaiping (Chikan)
鴨
Enping (Niujiang)
鴨
Heshan (Yayao)
鴨
Dongguan
鴨
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
鴨
Qingyuan
鴨
Fogang
鴨
Yingde (Hanguang)
鴨
Yangshan
鴨
Lianshan (Butian)
鴨
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
鴨
Shaoguan
鴨 , 鴨仔
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
鴨
Renhua
鴨
Lechang
鴨
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
鴨
Sihui
鴨
Guangning
鴨
Deqing
鴨
Huaiji
鴨
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
鴨
Yunfu
鴨
Xinxing
鴨
Luoding
鴨
Yunan (Pingtai)
鴨
Yangjiang
鴨
Xinyi
鴨
Gaozhou
鴨
Lianjiang
鴨
Nanning
鴨
Wuzhou
鴨
Yulin
鴨
Hepu (Lianzhou)
鴨
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
鴨
Singapore (Guangfu)
鴨
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
鴨
Gan
Nanchang
鴨子 , 鴨
Pengze
鴨
Lichuan
鴨兒
Pingxiang
鴨
Hakka
Meixian
鴨仔
Dabu (Xihe)
鴨
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
鴨
Dongguan (Qingxi)
鴨
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
鴨
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
鴨
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
鴨仔
Changting
鴨子 , 鴨
Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
鴨
Wuping
鴨子
Ninghua
鴨仔
Yudu
鴨子
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
鴨仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
鴨仔
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
鴨仔
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
鴨仔
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
鴨仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
鴨仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
鴨
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
鴨仔 , 鴨
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
鴨
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
鴨
Hong Kong
鴨
Luchuan (Daqiao)
鴨
Chengdu (Hexingchang)
鴨嫲
Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)
鴨嫲 , 鴨子
Yilong (Ma'an)
鴨嫲
Xichang (Huanglianguan)
鴨子
Sabah (Longchuan)
鴨仔
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
鴨子
Senai (Huiyang)
鴨
Singkawang
鴨
Bangkok (Meixian)
鴨仔
Huizhou
Jixi
鴨
Shexian
鴨
Fuliang
鴨兒
Jin
Taiyuan
鴨子
Pingyao
鴨子
Yangyuan
鴨子
Datong
鴨子
Xinzhou
鴨子
Lüliang (Lishi)
鴨子
Changzhi
鴨子
Linhe
鴨子
Jining
鴨子
Hohhot
鴨子
Erenhot
鴨子
Pingshan
鴨子
Zhangjiakou
鴨子
Handan
鴨子
Linzhou
鴨了
Suide
鴨子
Northern Min
Jian'ou
鴨
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
鴨 , 鴨囝
Fuqing
鴨
Matsu
鴨
Southern Min
Xiamen
鴨 , 鴨仔 , 闊喙婆 humorous
Quanzhou
鴨 , 鴨仔 , 闊喙婆 humorous
Jinjiang
鴨
Yongchun
鴨
Zhangzhou
鴨 , 鴨仔 , 鴨咪 childish , 闊喙婆 humorous
Dongshan
鴨
Taipei
鴨仔
New Taipei (Tamsui)
鴨仔
New Taipei (Sanxia)
鴨仔
New Taipei (Pingxi)
鴨仔
Kaohsiung
鴨仔
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
鴨仔
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
鴨仔
Yilan
鴨仔
Yilan (Luodong)
鴨仔
Yilan (Toucheng)
鴨仔
Changhua (Lukang)
鴨仔
Changhua (Yongjing)
鴨仔
Taichung
鴨
Tainan
鴨仔
Tainan (Anping)
鴨仔
Hsinchu
鴨
Miaoli (Houlong)
鴨仔
Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
鴨仔
Kinmen
鴨
Penghu (Magong)
鴨
Penghu (Xiyu)
鴨仔
Penang (Hokkien)
鴨
Singapore (Hokkien)
鴨
Manila (Hokkien)
鴨
Longyan
鴨仔
Zhangping (Yongfu)
鴨
Pingnan (Shangdu)
鴨
Pingnan (Sijie)
鴨
Pingle (Zhoutang)
鴨
Lechang (Tatou)
鴨
Yingde (Yuzui)
鴨
Yunan (Liantan)
鴨
Chaozhou
鴨
Shantou
鴨
Jieyang
鴨
Haifeng
鴨咪
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
鴨
Singapore (Teochew)
鴨
Haikou
鴨
Singapore (Hainanese)
鴨
Puxian Min
Putian
鴨咪
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
鴨
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
鴨
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
鴨 , 鴨咪
Xianyou
鴨 , 鴨咪
Xianyou (Fengting)
鴨 , 鴨咪
Xianyou (Youyang)
鴨 , 鴨咪
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
鴨
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
鴨
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
鴨 , 老扁 secret language
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
鴨
Shehua
Fu'an
鴨
Fuding
鴨
Luoyuan
鴨
Sanming
鴨
Shunchang
鴨
Hua'an
鴨
Guixi (Zhangping)
鴨
Cangnan
鴨
Jingning (Hexi)
鴨
Lishui
鴨
Longyou
鴨
Chaozhou
鴨
Fengshun
鴨
Waxiang
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
鴨
Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
鴨
Wu
Shanghai
鴨子 , 鴨 , 鴨里里 childish
Shanghai (Songjiang)
鴨
Shanghai (Jiading)
鴨 , 鴨里里 childish
Shanghai (Chongming)
鴨
Suzhou
鴨 , 鴨連連
Wuxi
鴨 , 鴨連連
Danyang
鴨子 , 鴨
Hangzhou
鴨兒
Ningbo
鴨 , 鴨兒 , 茄茄鴨 childish
Wenzhou
水雞 , 鴨 , 嘎嘎 childish , 嘎嘎囉 childish
Jinhua
鴨 , 鴨兒
Xiang
Changsha
鴨
Loudi
鴨
Shuangfeng
鴨
Quanzhou
鴨
Xiangnan Tuhua
Jiangyong
鴨
Dong'an
鴨唧
Yuebei Tuhua
Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
鴨
Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
鴨
Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
鴨
Renhua (Zhoutian)
鴨
Renhua (Shitang)
鴨
Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)
鴨
Lechang (Changlai)
鴨
Lechang (Beixiang)
鴨
Lechang (Huangpu)
鴨婆
Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
鴨
Lechang (Sanxi)
鴨
Dialectal synonyms of
男妓 (“male prostitute”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
男妓 , 妓男 , 男娼
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
老泡兒 , 兔兒爺 , 妞兒夾子
Taiwan
男妓 , 牛郎 , 鴨
Malaysia
鴨
Singapore
鴨
Lanyin Mandarin
Lanzhou
崽娃子
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
㚻子 , 鴨子 , 兔兒 , 吃相飯的 , 吃相公飯的
Cantonese
Guangzhou
契弟
Hong Kong
男妓 , 鴨
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
鴨
Singapore (Guangfu)
鴨
Northern Min
Jian'ou
桃脯
Southern Min
Xiamen
契弟 , 阿倌
Taipei
龜精 GT , 鹿仔 GT
Singapore (Hokkien)
鴨 , 阿倌
Wu
Shanghai
屁精 , 兔子
Suzhou
相公
Jinhua
雄婊子
Xiang
Changsha
幺它
Note
GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
鴨
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
Readings
Etymology 1
鴨 (kamo ): a pair of ducks .
Unknown. Possibly alteration of Old Japanese 浮かむ ( ukamu , “ to float ” ) , modern 浮かぶ ( ukabu ) . Alternatively, may derive from Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH , “a type of wild goose”), borrowed with the kan'on reading gan , with initial g changing to k due to the avoidance of voiced stops at the start of Japanese words in older times, and final n changing to mu due to apparent lack of final n in Old Japanese .
Pronunciation
Noun
鴨( かも ) or 鴨( カモ ) • (kamo )
a duck
( slang ) ( from the way ducks return to the same place and are thus easy to hunt ) a mark or easy target for a swindle , someone who is likely to lose at gambling or other competition
( slang ) ( from the good flavor of duck meat ) short for 鴨の味 ( kamo no aji , “ duck flavor ” ) : a very good flavor ; by extension, any remarkably good sensation or feeling , particularly describing happy married life
( slang ) ( from the uniform of black clothing ) short for 黒鴨 ( kurogamo , “ black duck ” ) : a male servant , such as a butler or chauffeur (compare English penguin )
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana , especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カモ .
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Probably from the duck sense above, in reference to the 鴨川 ( Kamogawa , literally “ duck river ” ) flowing through Kyoto .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
鴨( かも ) • (Kamo )
a surname
any of various places, particularly in Kyoto
Etymology 3
Rare alternative spelling for 家鴨 ( ahiru ) . See that entry for fuller details.
Pronunciation
Noun
鴨( あひる ) • (ahiru )
( rare ) alternative spelling of 家鴨 : a domestic duck , Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus , descended from the mallard
References
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
鴨 (eumhun 오리 압 ( ori ap ) )
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Middle Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *viːt .
Noun
鴨 (uịt )
duck , drake
Descendants
Vietnamese
Han character
鴨 : Hán Nôm readings: áp , vịt
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