| niàng | to ferment/to brew/to make honey (of bees)/to lead to/to form gradually/wine/stuffed vegetables (cooking method) |
| 酿 | to ferment to brew to make honey (of bees) |
| 酿制 | brew |
| 酿成 | to form gradually to lead to |
| 酿母菌 | yeast |
| 酿热物 | biological fuel (such as horse dung) |
| 酿祸 | create trouble; ferment disturbances; lead to disaster |
| 酿造 | to brew to make (wine, vinegar, soya bean paste etc) by fermentation |
| 酿造学 | zymurgy |
| 酿造法 | zymotechnics; zymotechnique |
| 酿酒 | to brew wine |
| 酿酒业 | brewing industry wine industry |
| 酿酒厂 | brewery; brewhouse; distillery; winery |
| 酿酒学 | vinology; oenology |
| 酿酒工业 | wine-making industry |
| 酿酶 | zymase (enzyme in yeast involved in fermentation) |