"Yeast" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 酵母 | jiào mǔ | yeast / saccharomycete (abbr. for 酵母菌[jiao4mu3jun1]) |   |
| 酵母菌 | jiào mǔ jūn | yeast / saccharomycete | |
| 酵 |  jiào | yeast / leaven / fermentation / Taiwan pr. [xiao4] | |
| 酴 | tú | yeast | |
| 酿母菌 | niàng mǔ jūn | yeast | |
| 红曲 | hóng qū | red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits | |
| 酒曲 | jiǔ qū | brewer's yeast | |
| 酒药 | jiǔ yào | brewer's yeast / yeast for fermenting rice wine | |
| 酿酶 | niàng méi | zymase (enzyme in yeast involved in fermentation) | |
| 糵 | niè | (literary) yeast used for brewing wine | |
| 红曲米 | hóng qū mǐ | red yeast rice | |
