| méi | bacteria/fungi/moldy |
| 霉 | bacteria fungi moldy |
| 霉(菌)甾醇 | fungisterol |
| 霉变 | go mouldy |
| 霉天 | early summer rains; hot and humid weather |
| 霉头 | bad luck |
| 霉损 | mildewy |
| 霉斑 | a speck of mould |
| 霉气 | a moldy smell damp and rotten fig. rotten bad luck |
| 霉烂 | mold rot gangrene |
| 霉病 | mildew fungal growth |
| 霉的 | mucedinous; fungusproof |
| 霉素 |
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| 霉菌 | mould mold |
| 霉菌毒素 | mycotoxin |
| 霉菌病 | mycosis; nosomycosis |
| 霉菌素 | mycin |
| 霉蠹 | to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books) to mildew and rot |
| 霉雨 | Asian rainy season monsoon (usually written 梅雨) |