- 绿豆糕 lǜdougāo mung bean cakea sweet, dense pastry made from mung bean flour and sugar
- 绿豆蝇 lǜdòuyíng greenbottle flyA kind of fly larger than a housefly with a round, metallic green body that looks like a mung bean; they are attracted to rotting meat and can spread disease.
- 绿豆稀饭 lǜdòuxīfàn mung bean porridgecongee or rice porridge cooked with mung beans
- 绿豆芽 lǜdòuyá mung bean sproutsmung bean sprouts; a common vegetable grown by soaking mung beans in water until they sprout
- 王八看绿豆 wángbakànlǜdou to see eye to eyeLiterally "a turtle looking at a mung bean," this humorous expression describes two people of similar character or hobbies who hit it off immediately or see eye to eye; often used mockingly to describe a pair of odd or eccentric people who have found each other.
- 芝麻绿豆 zhīmalǜdòu trivialsmall like sesame seeds and mung beans; refers to things that are tiny, insignificant, or trivial
- 绿豆凸 lǜdòutū mung bean cakemung bean cake; traditional pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans
- 绿豆椪 lǜdòupèng mung bean cakeA traditional Taiwanese mooncake featuring a flaky, layered pastry crust filled with sweet mung bean paste and often savory braised pork.