粽子

Chinese

		rice dumplings wrapped in leaves	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (粽子/糉子/糭子)		粽/糉/糭	子
simp. (粽子)		粽	子

Wikipedia has articles on:

粽子 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
zongzi (English)

Etymology

(food): See etymology of 粽 (zòng).
(fiction): Coined in the fantasy novel Ghost Blows Out the Light (2006).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zòngzi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zong⁴ zi³

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): zòngzi

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): zōnzii
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ zi²
Jin (Wiktionary): jyng³ zeh
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zoeng³ zi²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tson-tsy₅ / ¹tson-tsy₃ / ⁵tson-tsy₃
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): zong⁴ zr

(Loudi, Wiktionary): zeng⁴ zr

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): zeng^4* zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zòngzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zòngzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: tsung⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: dzùng-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonq.tzy
  - Palladius: цзунцзы (czunczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zong⁴ zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zungz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: zòngzi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suəŋ⁵³ t͡sz̩/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: zōnzii
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zon⁴ zii⁰
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ zi²
  - Yale: jung jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jyng³ zeh
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕyŋ⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: zoeng³ zi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡søŋ⁵⁵ t͡si³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tson-tsy₅
  - MiniDict: tson^去 tsy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tson-tsr₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Chongming)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-tsy₃
  - MiniDict: tson^平 tsy^上
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩/
- (Northern: Jiading, Songjiang, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tson-tsy₃
  - MiniDict: tson^去 tsy^上
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡soŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡soŋ⁵³ t͡sz̩³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡soŋ⁵² t͡sz̩³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡soŋ³⁴ t͡sz̩⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zong⁴ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: zeng⁴ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: zeng^4* zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤŋ³²⁴⁻³¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

粽子

zongzi (a kind of Chinese dumpling made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves)
(fiction) animate corpse; undead
- 2013, 蓝泽, 校花诡异事件, →ISBN:
  
  蘇蘇在林楓的身上纏滿了繃帶，然後笑笑說：「你變成粽子了。」 [MSC, trad.]
  苏苏在林枫的身上缠满了绷带，然后笑笑说：「你变成粽子了。」 [MSC, simp.]
  Sūsū zài Lín Fēng de shēnshàng chán mǎn le bēngdài, ránhòu xiàoxiào shuō: “Nǐ biànchéng zòngzi le.” [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2016, 罗袜生尘, 游穴调查组, →ISBN:
  
  應該不會有什麼僵屍粽子了 [MSC, trad.]
  应该不会有什么僵尸粽子了 [MSC, simp.]
  yìnggāi bùhuì yǒu shénme jiāngshī zòngzi le [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2017, 纽太普, 孤独博物馆, →ISBN:
  
  一看就是沒混出來的白毛粽子。 [MSC, trad.]
  一看就是没混出来的白毛粽子。 [MSC, simp.]
  Yī kàn jiù shì méi hùn chūlái de báimáo zòngzi. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 粽子 (“zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		粽, 角黍, 角粽, 角飯
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粽子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	粽子
	Taiwan	粽子
	Chengde	粽子
	Chifeng	粽子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	粽子
	Heihe	粽子
	Qiqihar	粽子
	Harbin	粽子
	Jiamusi	粽子
	Baicheng	粽子
	Changchun	粽子
	Tonghua	粽子
	Shenyang	粽子
	Jinzhou	粽子
	Singapore	粽子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	粽子
	Tangshan	粽子
	Cangzhou	粽子
	Baoding	粽子
	Shijiazhuang	粽子
	Lijin	粽子
	Jinan	粽子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	粽子
	Dandong	粽子
	Yantai	粽子
	Yantai (Muping)	粽子
	Qingdao	粽子
	Zhucheng	粽子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	粽子
	Lingbao	粽子
	Jining	粽子
	Wanrong	粽子
	Linfen	粽子
	Shangqiu	粽子
	Yuanyang	粽子
	Zhengzhou	粽
	Xinyang	粽子
	Baihe	粽子
	Xi'an	粽子
	Baoji	粽子
	Tianshui	粽子
	Xining	粽子
	Xuzhou	粽子
	Fuyang	粽子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	粽子
	Lanzhou	粽子
	Dunhuang	粽子
	Hami	粽子
	Ürümqi	粽子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	粽子
	Nanchong	粽子
	Dazhou	粽子
	Hanyuan	粽子
	Xichang	粽子
	Zigong	粽子
	Chongqing	粽子
	Wuhan	粽子
	Yichang	粽子
	Xiangyang	粽子
	Tianmen	粽子
	Guiyang	粽粑
	Zunyi	粽子
	Bijie	粽粑
	Liping	粽子
	Zhaotong	粽子
	Dali	粽子
	Kunming	粽子
	Mengzi	粽子
	Guilin	粽子
	Guilin (Lingui)	粽子
	Liuzhou	粽子
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	粽子
	Nanning (Wuming)	粽子
	Jishou	粽粑
	Changde	粽子
	Yongzhou	粽子粑粑, 粽子
	Hanzhong	粽子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	粽子
	Yangzhou	粽子
	Lianyungang	粽子
	Lianshui	粽子
	Nantong	粽子
	Anqing	粽子
	Wuhu	粽子
	Hefei	粽子
	Hong'an	粽子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粽
	Hong Kong	粽
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	粽
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	粽
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	裹粽
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	裹粽
	Macau	粽
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	粽
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	粽
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	粽
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	粽
	Foshan	粽
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	粽
	Foshan (Shunde)	粽
	Foshan (Sanshui)	粽
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	粽
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	粽
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	粽
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	粽糍
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	裹粽糍
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	粽糍
	Taishan	粽
	Kaiping (Chikan)	粽
	Enping (Niujiang)	裹粽
	Heshan (Yayao)	粽
	Dongguan	粽
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	粽
	Qingyuan	粽
	Fogang	粽
	Yingde (Hanguang)	粽仔
	Yangshan	粽
	Lianshan (Butian)	粽, 黃茅粽
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	粽
	Shaoguan	粽
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	粽
	Renhua	粽糍
	Lechang	粽
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	粽仔
	Sihui	粽
	Guangning	粽
	Deqing	粽仔, 三角粽
	Huaiji	粽
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	粽仔
	Yunfu	粽仔
	Xinxing	粽仔
	Luoding	粽
	Yunan (Pingtai)	粽
	Xinyi	粽, 古粽
	Lianjiang	古粽䊦
	Nanning	粽
	Wuzhou	粽
	Yulin	粽, 米粽
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	粽
	Hepu (Shatian)	粽仔
	Guiping	粽
	Guiping (Mule)	粽兒
	Pingnan	粽兒
	Mengshan (Xihe)	粽
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	粽
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	粽
	Guigang (Pingdong)	米粽
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	粽
	Baise	粽
	Bobai	粽
Lingshan	粽
Pubei	粽䊦
Qinzhou	粽
Beihai	骨粽, 粽
Beihai (Nankang)	粽
Beihai (Yingpan)	骨粽
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	裹粽
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	裹粽
Ningming	粽
Hengzhou	粽
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	粽
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	粽
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	粽
Singapore (Guangfu)	粽
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	粽
Gan	Nanchang	粽子
	Lichuan	粽仔, 粽子
	Pingxiang	粽子
Hakka	Meixian	粽仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	粽兒
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	粽
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	粽
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	粽
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	粽仔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	粽
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	粽哩
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	粽
	Boluo (Bendihua)	粽哎
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	粽
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	粽
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	粽哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	粽哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	粽哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	粽仔
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	粽, 粽咧
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	粽哩
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	粽哎
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	粽哎
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	粽蒂
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	粽
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	粽
	Wengyuan	粽子
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	粽
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	粽
	Liannan	粽子
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	粽
	Jiexi	粽
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	粽
	Changting	粽子
	Wuping (Yanqian)	粽子
	Ninghua	粽
	Yudu	粽子
	Ningdu	鹽粽
	Tonggu (Sandu)	粽子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	粽子
	Dayu	粽哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	粽仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	粽仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	粽仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	粽
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	粽仔, 粽
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	餡粽
	Hong Kong	裹粽, 粽
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	古粽
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	粽子
	Xinyi (Sihe)	粽
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	粽
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	䊦, 古粽
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	古粽䊦
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	古粽䊦
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	包䊦
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	古粽䊦
	Mengshan (Xihe)	粽
	Luchuan	米粽
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	糯米䊦
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	粽
	Mashan (Pianlian)	粽
	Sabah (Longchuan)	裹粽, 粽
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	粽子
	Senai (Huiyang)	粽
Huizhou	Jixi	裹粽
Huizhou	Shexian	粽
Jin	Taiyuan	粽子
	Pingyao	粽子
	Yangyuan	粽兒
	Datong	粽子
	Xinzhou	粽子, 粽粽
	Lüliang (Lishi)	粽子
	Changzhi	粽子
	Linhe	粽子
	Jining	粽子
	Hohhot	粽子
	Erenhot	粽子
	Pingshan	粽子
	Zhangjiakou	粽子
	Handan	粽子
	Linzhou	粽哦
	Suide	粽子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粽
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	粽, 裹粽, 角黍 suburbs
Eastern Min	Fuqing	粽
Southern Min	Xiamen	粽
	Quanzhou	粽
	Yongchun	粽
	Zhangzhou	粽
	Zhao'an	粽
	Taichung	粽
	Tainan	粽
	Hsinchu	粽
	Penang (Hokkien)	粽
	Singapore (Hokkien)	粽
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	粽
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	粽
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	粽
	Pingnan (Sijie)	粽
	Guilin (Biyange)	粽
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	粽
	Lechang (Tatou)	粽
	Yingde (Yuzui)	粽
	Yunan (Liantan)	粽
	Chaozhou	粽球
	Shantou	粽, 粽球
	Shantou (Chenghai)	粽球
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	粽球
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	粽
	Jieyang	粽, 粽球
	Bangkok (Teochew)	粽
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	粽
	Singapore (Teochew)	粽
	Leizhou	粽
	Wenchang	粽
	Haikou	粽
	Singapore (Hainanese)	粽
Puxian Min	Putian	粽
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	粽
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	粽
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	粽
	Xianyou	粽
	Xianyou (Fengting)	粽
	Xianyou (Youyang)	粽
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	粽
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	粽
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	粽子, 粽
	Nanning (Shajing)	粽子
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	粽
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	粽子
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	粽子
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	粽
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	粽子
Wu	Shanghai	粽子
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	粽子
	Shanghai (Jiading)	粽子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	粽子
	Suzhou	粽子
	Danyang	粽子
	Hangzhou	粽子
	Ningbo	粽子
	Wenzhou	粽
	Jinhua	粽
Xiang	Changsha	粽子
	Loudi	粽子
	Hengyang	粽子
	Quanzhou	粽粑, 粽子
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	粽子

Descendants

→ English: zongzi
→ Guiqiong: ʥiɐʂi
→ Korean: 쭝쯔 (jjungjjeu)
→ Russian: цзу́нцзы (czúnczy)