| 茅 | máo | reeds; rushes; surname Mao |
| 茅屋 | máo wū | thatched cottage |
| 茅草 | máo cǎo | sogon grass |
| 香茅 | xiāng máo | lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) |
| 茅台酒 | máo tái jiǔ | maotai (a Chinese liquor); CL:杯,瓶 |
| 三顾茅庐 | sān gù máo lú | lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义 in which Liu Bei 刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times |
| 伯恩茅斯 | Bó ēn máo sī | Bournemouth, UK |
| 前茅 | qián máo | forward patrol (miitary) |
| 包茅 | bāo máo | bundled thatch |
| 名列前茅 | míng liè qián máo | to rank among the best |
| 土阶茅屋 | tǔ jiē máo wū | lit. earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom) |
| 土阶茅茨 | tǔ jiē máo cí | lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut; frugal living conditions (idiom) |
| 埃文茅斯 | Āi wén máo sī | Avonmouth in southwest England; same as the Bristol channel 布里斯托尔海峡 |
| 思茅 | Sī máo | Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city 普洱市 in 2007 |
| 思茅区 | Sī máo qū | Simao district of Pu'er city 普洱市, Yunnan |
| 思茅地区 | Sī máo dì qū | Simao prefecture in Yunnan |
| 思茅市 | Sī máo shì | Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city 普洱市 in 2007 |
| 拔茅茹 | bá máo rú | lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow; fig. also involving others; inextricably tangled together; Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔茅连茹 | bá máo lián rú | lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom);fig. also involving others; inextricably tangled together; Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 普利茅斯 | Pǔ lì máo sī | Plymouth |
| 东茅草盖 | dōng máo cǎo gài | thatched roof |
| 朴次茅斯 | Pǔ cì máo sī | Portsmouth, southern English seaport |
| 白茅 | bái máo | cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia |
| 茅以升 | Máo Yǐ shēng | Mao Yisheng |
| 茅塞顿开 | máo sè dùn kāi | murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear |
| 茅屋顶 | máo wū dǐng | thatch roof |
| 茅庐 | máo lú | thatched cottage |
| 茅房 | máo fáng | toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house |
| 茅盾 | Máo Dùn | Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist |
| 茅盾文学奖 | Máo Dùn Wén xué jiǎng | Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982 |
| 茅箭 | Máo jiàn | Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei |
| 茅箭区 | Máo jiàn qū | Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei |
| 茅台 | Máo tái | Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒 |
| 茅舍 | máo shè | cottage; hut |
| 达特茅斯 | Dá tè máo sī | Dartmouth (place name) |
| 达特茅斯学院 | Dá tè máo sī xué yuàn | Dartmouth college |
