- 催泪瓦斯 cuīlèiwǎsī tear gas
- 塞瓦斯托波尔 Sàiwǎsītuōbō'ěr SevastopolSevastopol, port city on the Crimean Peninsula
- 毒瓦斯 dúwǎsī poisonous gasa toxic gas used as a weapon in warfare or occurring in industrial accidents
- 格瓦斯 géwǎsī kvasskvass (a fermented beverage)
- 卡瓦斯 kǎwǎsī kvasskvass (a fermented cereal-based beverage originally from Russia)
- 塔瓦斯科 Tǎwǎsīkē TabascoTabasco (south Mexican state)