yā zi
duck
male prostitute (slang)
Liù Tāo
”Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá]
yǎ zi
mute person
dumb person
(more commonly called 啞巴|哑巴[ya3 ba5])
Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè
”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bing Fa 太公兵法[Tài gōng Bīng Fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huáng Shí gōng] or an anonymous author
yá zi
serrated edge
(old) middleman
broker
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