grains of pearl barley or Job's tears plant, often used for food or in traditional medicine; also called [[薏苡仁|薏苡仁|yi4 yi3 ren2]], [[苡仁|苡仁|yi3 ren2]], or [[薏仁|薏仁|yi4 ren2]]

a cereal grass plant with teardrop-shaped seeds used in cooking and traditional medicine; also known as adlay millet or Chinese pearl barley

wild chrysanthemum with yellow blossoms used in traditional Chinese medicine

the hulled seeds of the Job's tears plant (Coix lacryma-jobi), used in cooking and traditional Chinese medicine

the edible white seed of the Job's tears plant used in Chinese medicine and cooking

To be slandered or accused of bribery despite being innocent; based on a story of a general accused of smuggling pearls that were actually Job's tears seeds

The white, oval-shaped seed of the Job's tears plant used in food and traditional medicine

to suffer from false rumors or be unjustly slandered; literally referring to General Ma Yuan being accused of bringing back pearls when he actually brought back Job's tears seeds