| 1 | 荤 | 葷 | hūn | hun1 | strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene | | |
| 2 | 荤菜 | 葷菜 | hūn cài | hun1 cai4 | non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) | | |
| 3 | 荤素 | 葷素 | hūn sù | hun1 su4 | meat and vegetable | | |
| 4 | 荤笑话 | 葷笑話 | hūn xiào huà | hun1 xiao4 hua4 | dirty jokes; jokes of a visceral nature | | |
| 5 | 荤辛 | 葷辛 | hūn xīn | hun1 xin1 | very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term) | | |
| 6 | 荤腥 | 葷腥 | hūn xīng | hun1 xing1 | meat and fish | | |
| 7 | 荤油 | 葷油 | hūn yóu | hun1 you2 | lard; animal fat | | |
| 8 | 开荤 | 開葷 | kāi hūn | kai1 hun1 | to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience | | |
| 9 | 七荤八素 | 七葷八素 | qī hūn bā sù | qi1 hun1 ba1 su4 | confused; distracted | | |
| 10 | 茹荤 | 茹葷 | rú hūn | ru2 hun1 | to eat meat | | |
| 11 | 茹荤饮酒 | 茹葷飲酒 | rú hūn yǐn jiǔ | ru2 hun1 yin3 jiu3 | to eat meat and drink wine | | |
| 12 | 五荤 | 五葷 | wǔ hūn | wu3 hun1 | (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander | | |
| 13 | 油荤 | 油葷 | yóu hūn | you2 hun1 | meat foods | | |