yuanyang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鸳鸯 (yuānyāng, literally “male (鸳) and female (鸯) mandarin duck”).

Noun

yuanyang (countable and uncountable, plural yuanyangs)

(China) A pair of mandarin ducks, one male and one female, as a symbol of faithful union.
- 1955, Denton & Hockx, Literary Societies Of Republican China, →ISBN, page 49:
  They were believed, in Chinese tradition, to appear always in affectionate pairs; indeed, their name yuanyang means literally male (yuan) and female (yang) mandarin duck.
- 1889, Congressional Serial Set, page 460:
  The yuanyang are the male and female repectively of Anas galericulata, commonly called by Europeans "Mandarin duck." These beautiful water-fowl manifest when mated a singular degree of attachment for each other, and they have hence been elevated into the emblems of connubial affection and fidelity.
- 2006, Pi-Ching Hsu, Beyond Eroticism: A Historian's Reading of Humor in Feng Menglong's Child's Folly:
  Yuanyang, the Mandarin duck, mates for life, and is hence a symbol of conjugal felicity.
- 2016, Matt Huang & Grace Hsu, Young China Hand, →ISBN:
  May the pair of yuanyang 鸳鸯 augur well for our proposed union with Dominant Duck," said Susie gaily.
A drink that combines equal parts of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea.
- 2012, Avani Burdett, Delicatessen Cookbook - Burdett's Delicatessen Recipes, →ISBN:
  Yuanyang, sometimes also called Ying Yong, is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong-style milk tea.
- 2013, Andrew Dalby, The Breakfast Book, →ISBN, page 92:
  It is even enjoyed as a unique half tea, half coffee milky mix, yuanyang, a conjugal pairing as disparate as male and female Mandarin ducks (yes, it gets its name from the ducks).
- 2013, Matthew Gerwitz, Disposable Catheters and Other Musings, →ISBN, page 7:
  After just thirty minutes and very limited math skills, my research indicated there are far too many people buying Double-Espresso Macchiato Yuanyangs just prior to entering the expressway for the morning's "rush hour", if you know what I mean.
- 2015, T Turner, Hong Kong 2016 - : Have an Adventure!:
  Yuanyang is also a popular drink mixed with milk tea and coffee.
- 2016, Michael Zee, SymmetryBreakfast, →ISBN, page 133:
  It comes as no surprise that Hong Kongers have discovered the joys of combining tea and coffee to create yuanyang.

Derived terms

yuanyang hudie pai

单词	yuanyang
释义	yuanyang English Etymology Borrowed from Mandarin 鸳鸯 (yuānyāng, literally “male (鸳) and female (鸯) mandarin duck”). Noun yuanyang (countable and uncountable, plural yuanyangs) (China) A pair of mandarin ducks, one male and one female, as a symbol of faithful union. 1955, Denton & Hockx, Literary Societies Of Republican China, →ISBN, page 49: They were believed, in Chinese tradition, to appear always in affectionate pairs; indeed, their name yuanyang means literally male (yuan) and female (yang) mandarin duck. 1889, Congressional Serial Set, page 460: The yuanyang are the male and female repectively of Anas galericulata, commonly called by Europeans "Mandarin duck." These beautiful water-fowl manifest when mated a singular degree of attachment for each other, and they have hence been elevated into the emblems of connubial affection and fidelity. 2006, Pi-Ching Hsu, Beyond Eroticism: A Historian's Reading of Humor in Feng Menglong's Child's Folly: Yuanyang, the Mandarin duck, mates for life, and is hence a symbol of conjugal felicity. 2016, Matt Huang & Grace Hsu, Young China Hand, →ISBN: May the pair of yuanyang 鸳鸯 augur well for our proposed union with Dominant Duck," said Susie gaily. A drink that combines equal parts of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. 2012, Avani Burdett, Delicatessen Cookbook - Burdett's Delicatessen Recipes, →ISBN: Yuanyang, sometimes also called Ying Yong, is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong-style milk tea. 2013, Andrew Dalby, The Breakfast Book, →ISBN, page 92: It is even enjoyed as a unique half tea, half coffee milky mix, yuanyang, a conjugal pairing as disparate as male and female Mandarin ducks (yes, it gets its name from the ducks). 2013, Matthew Gerwitz, Disposable Catheters and Other Musings, →ISBN, page 7: After just thirty minutes and very limited math skills, my research indicated there are far too many people buying Double-Espresso Macchiato Yuanyangs just prior to entering the expressway for the morning's "rush hour", if you know what I mean. 2015, T Turner, Hong Kong 2016 - : Have an Adventure!: Yuanyang is also a popular drink mixed with milk tea and coffee. 2016, Michael Zee, SymmetryBreakfast, →ISBN, page 133: It comes as no surprise that Hong Kongers have discovered the joys of combining tea and coffee to create yuanyang. Derived terms yuanyang hudie pai
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