yuanyangs

Noun

yuanyang (countable and uncountable, plural yuanyangs)

1. (China) A pair of mandarin ducks, one male and one female, as a symbol of faithful union.
   • The yuanyang are the male and female respectively 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.1889, Congressional Serial Set, page 460
2. Synonym of yuenyeung.
   • Yuanyang, sometimes also called Ying Yong, is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong-style milk tea.2012, Avani Burdett, Delicatessen Cookbook - Burdett's Delicatessen Recipes, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   yuenyeung

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