| 痰 |  tán | phlegm / spittle |   |
| 粘痰 | nián tán | phlegm | |
| 黏痰 | nián tán | phlegm | |
| 干咳 | gān ké | to cough without phlegm / a dry cough | |
| 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 | |
| 梅核气 | méi hé qì | (TCM) plum-pit qi, a feeling of a lump in the throat (globus pharyngis) or of stagnant phlegm | |
| 理气化痰 | lǐ qì huà tán | (TCM) to rectify 氣|气[qi4] and transform phlegm | |
| 祛痰药 | qū tán yào | medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM) | |
| 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 | yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān | fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy | |
