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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hézi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ zi²

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• 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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      edit edit 合子 盒子

• 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:

      edit edit 合子 盒子

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 盒子

1. box; case
2. a kind of fried pie with meat or vegetable filling, common in Northern Chinese cuisine
3. Alternative name for 盒子槍／盒子枪 (héziqiāng, “Mauser pistol”).

Synonyms

• (Cantonese, Min Nan) 盒仔

Derived terms

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