盒子

Chinese

		small box; case	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (盒子)		盒	子
alternative forms		合子

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hézi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: hé-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her.tzy
  - Palladius: хэцзы (xɛczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    盒子
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хәзы (həzɨ, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xə²⁴ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hap⁶ zi²
  - Yale: hahp jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    合子
    盒子
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hah⁵ zeh
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xaʔ⁵⁴ t͡səʔ¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸ghaq-tsy
  - MiniDict: ghah^入 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhaq-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/

Note: 5hhaq tsr - see 匣子, orthographically mapped to 盒子 through sound and meaning similarity.

盒子

(countable) box; case (generally small, with a lid) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
hezi, a savory turnover-like fried pie with meat or vegetable filling, common in Northern Chinese cuisine
韭菜盒子 ― jiǔcàihézǐ ― chives/leek hezi
Alternative name for 盒子槍／盒子枪 (héziqiāng, “Mauser pistol”).

Dialectal synonyms of 盒子 (“box; case (with lid, generally smaller)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		盒子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	盒子
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	盒子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	盒子
	Xining	盒兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	盒盒子, 盒盒兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	盒兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	盒盒兒, 盒盒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	盒
	Hong Kong	盒
	Dongguan	盒
	Singapore (Guangfu)	盒
Gan	Nanchang	盒子
Hakka	Meixian	盒仔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	盒仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	盒仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	盒仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	盒
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	盒仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	盒
Huizhou	Jixi	盒
Jin	Taiyuan	盒子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	盒盒
Southern Min	Xiamen	盒仔, 盒, 篋仔
	Quanzhou	盒仔, 盒, 篋仔
	Zhangzhou	盒仔, 盒, 篋仔
	Tainan	盒仔, 篋仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	盒, 箱
	Singapore (Hokkien)	盒
	Manila (Hokkien)	盒仔
	Medan (Hokkien)	盒
	Singapore (Teochew)	盒
	Leizhou	盒
	Haikou	盒
	Singapore (Hainanese)	盒
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	盒
Wu	Shanghai	盒子
	Danyang	盒盒
	Wenzhou	盒兒
	Jinhua	盒兒
Xiang	Loudi	盒