máo

reeds / rushes

Máo

surname Mao

qiánmáo

forward patrol (miitary)

máocǎo

sogon grass

máowū

thatched cottage

máofáng

toilet (rural euphemism) / thatched hut or house

Máotái

Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor [[茅臺酒|茅台酒]]

dōngmáocǎogài

thatched roof

bámáoliánrú

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

Sīmáodìqū

Simao prefecture in Yunnan