| 吐痰 | tǔ tán | to spit; to expectorate | |
| 痰盂 | tán yú | spittoon | |
| 化痰 | huà tán | to transform phlegm (TCM) | |
| 祛痰 | qū tán | to dispel phlegm (TCM) | |
| 咳痰 | ké tán | to cough up phlegm; to expectorate |
| 1 | His throat congested with phlegm. | |
| 2 | I have been coughing up rusty greenish-yellow phlegm. | |
| 3 | Is there any blood in your stool (urine, sputum)? | |
| 4 | Symptoms are coughing, weight loss, night sweats, and blood tinged sputum. | |
| 5 | Dried phlem and mucus become like marbles in the lungs - hardened phlegm. |