# 盒子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): hézi
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хәзы (həzɨ, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hap$^6$ zi$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): hah$^5$ zeh
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$ghaq-tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hézi
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hézi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: ho$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: hé-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her.tzy
*** Palladius: хэцзы (xɛczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$合子 盒子
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хәзы (həzɨ, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /xə²⁴ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hap$^6$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: hahp jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hap$^9$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heb$^6$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$合子 盒子
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: hah$^5$ zeh
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xaʔ⁵⁴ t͡səʔ¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$ghaq-tsy
*** MiniDict: ghah$^入$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhaq-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/

### Noun

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”).

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 盒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 盒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 盒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 盒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 盒兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | 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 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 盒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 盒 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 盒 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 盒子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 盒仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 盒仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 盒仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 盒仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 盒 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 盒仔 |
| Hakka | 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 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 盒仔, 盒, 篋仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 盒仔, 盒, 篋仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 盒仔, 篋仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 盒, 箱 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 盒 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 盒仔 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 盒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 盒 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 盒 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 盒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 盒 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 盒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 盒子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 盒盒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 盒兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 盒兒 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 盒 |

#### Derived terms

* 盒子槍／盒子枪 (héziqiāng)
* 盒子炮 (hézipào)
* 韭菜盒子 (jiǔcài hézi)
* 黑盒子 (hēihézi)

#### See also

* 箱子 (xiāngzi)