鸭子 yāzi duck
duck; male prostitute (slang)
How to remember 鸭子: 鸭 duck + 子 child = duck.
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How it is used
- A duck (the animal/food) - 北京烤鸭 (Běijīng kǎoyā) Peking duck; 一群鸭子 (yì qún yāzi) a flock of ducks.
- 子 is the neutral-tone noun suffix. Note: 鸭子 also has crude slang senses (male prostitute), so context matters - the plain 'duck' meaning is default.