| 牡 | mǔ | (of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills |
| 牡丹 | mǔ dan | tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); Mudan district of Heze city 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 牡丹江 | Mǔ dan jiāng | Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China |
| 牡丹亭 | mǔ dan tíng | Peony pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 汤显祖 |
| 牡丹区 | Mǔ dan qū | Mudan district of Heze city 菏泽市, Shandong |
| 牡丹卡 | mǔ dan kǎ | Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) |
| 牡丹坊 | mǔ dan fāng | Peony Lane |
| 牡丹江地区 | Mǔ dan jiāng dì qū | Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang |
| 牡丹江市 | Mǔ dan jiāng shì | Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China |
| 牡丹乡 | Mǔ dan xiāng | Mutan township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
牡丹虽好，
全仗绿叶扶 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
quán zhàng lǜ yè fú | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹虽好，
全仗绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹虽好，
全凭绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
quán píng lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹虽好，
终须绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
| 牡牛 | mù niú | bull |
| 牡羊座 | Mǔ yáng zuò | Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac); used erroneously for 白羊座 |
| 牡蛎 | mǔ lì | oyster |
| 牡鹿 | mǔ lù | stag; buck |
