| 舌淡苔白 | shé dàn tāi bái | pale tongue with whitish coating (Chinese medicine) (idiom) |
| 苔藓 | tái xiǎn | moss | |
| 青苔 | qīng tái | moss; lichen | |
| 藓苔 | xiǎn tái | moss | |
| 海苔 | hǎi tái | nori | |
| 紫菜苔 | zǐ cài tái | purple cabbage; Brassica campestris var. purpurea |
| 1 | Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways. | |
| 2 | Nevertheless, we all know that "a rolling stone gathers no moss". | |
| 3 | I knew nothing at all of Lady Catherine's connections. | |
| 4 | My old trunk will grow covered with moss and grass, but my heart will never stop beating. | |
| 5 | Keep to one job; a rolling stone gathers no moss. |