藿 huò Lophanthus rugosus / beans 五 谷 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley 咖 啡 豆 kā fēi dòu coffee beans 毛 豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod 露 馅 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag 八 宝 粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 豆 汁 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk 茴 香 豆 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province) 蓉 róng paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin 豉 chǐ salted fermented beans 豇 jiāng cowpeas / black-eyed beans 蓖 麻 籽 bì má zǐ castor beans 不 辨 菽 麦 bù biàn shū mài lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters 布 帛 菽 粟 bù bó shū sù cloth, silk, beans and grain / food and clothing / daily necessities 豏 xiàn half-grown beans / variant of 餡|馅[xian4] 干 扁 豆 角 gān biǎn dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish 烘 豆 hōng dòu baked beans 煮 豆 燃 萁 zhǔ dòu rán qí burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom) / to cause internecine strife 白 菜 豆 bái cài dòu white kidney beans 种 瓜 得 瓜 , 种 豆 得 豆 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom) / fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it. 蒜 蓉 豆 角 suàn róng dòu jiǎo green beans in garlic sauce 芸 荳 yún dòu kidney bean / peas and beans in general 猫 屎 咖 啡 māo shǐ kā fēi "kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces 干 煸 四 季 豆 gān biān sì jì dòu fried beans, Sichuan style 竹 筒 倒 豆 子 zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / to come clean / to make a clean breast of things 吐 实 tǔ shí to reveal the truth / to spill the beans 六 陈 liù chén food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame) 甘 纳 豆 gān nà dòu amanattō, traditional Japanese sweets made from azuki or other beans 竹 筒 倒 豆 子 zhú tǒng dào dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / (fig.) to come clean / to make a clean breast of things 干 煸 豆 角 gān biān dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish 豆 豆 鞋 dòu dòu xié loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers)