芝麻綠豆

trivial / minute (size)

Zoysia pungens

sesame (seed)

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

surname Ma

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lü4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

mung bean

variant of 豆[dou4]

bean / pea / CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4] / sacrificial vessel