# 包子
## Chinese

* 包子 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 包子 (Classical)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bāozi
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бозы (bozɨ, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): baau$^1$ zi$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): bau$^1$ zi
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$pau-tsy$_5$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): bau$^1$ zr
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): bau$^1$ zr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bāozi
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: baozi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: pao$^1$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: bāu-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bau.tzy
*** Palladius: баоцзы (baoczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бозы (bozɨ, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baau$^1$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: bāau jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baau$^1$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bao$^1$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$包子 孢子
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: bau$^1$ zi
*** Sinological IPA : /pau⁴² t͡sz̩²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$pau-tsy$_5$
*** MiniDict: pau$^平$ tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$pau-tsr$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pɔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bau$^1$ zr
*** Sinological IPA : /pɒu̯³³ t͡sz̩³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: bau$^1$ zr
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

### Noun

包子
* Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (Classifier: 個／个 m)
* (dialectal Mandarin) jiaozi dumpling
* (figurative, slang) weak and useless person

#### Synonyms

* (steamed bun):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 包子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 包子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 包子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 包子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 包 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 包子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 包子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 包子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 包子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 包子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 包子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 包子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 包子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 包子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 包子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 包子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 包子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 包子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 包子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 包 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 包 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 包仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 包仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 包 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 包 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 包 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 包 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 包子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 包子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 包子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 包子 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 包子 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 包 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 大包 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 包子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 包子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 包子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 包子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 包仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 包哩 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 包 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 包 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 包 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 包仔 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 包 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 包子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 包仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 包仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 包仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 包 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 包仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 包子 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 包 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 包 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 饅頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 包子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 包子, 圪組子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 包仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 包 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 包仔, 包 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 包仔, 包 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 包仔, 包 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 包仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 包 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 包 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 燒包 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 包 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 包 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 包 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 包 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 包 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 包 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 包 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 包 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 包 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 包子 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 包 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 包子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 饅頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 饅頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 饅頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 包子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 饅頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 包子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 饅頭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 包子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 包子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 包子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 包子 |
* (jiaozi):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 餃子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 餃子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 餃子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 餃子, 扁食 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 餃子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 包子, 餃子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 𩚩飵兒, 餃子, 水餃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 餃子, 扁食 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 捏飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 餃子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 餃子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 扁食, 餃子, 水餃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 餃子, 匾食 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 餃子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 餃子, 彎彎順 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 餃子, 元寶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 餃子, 包子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 餃子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 餃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 餃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 餃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 餃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 餃子, 水餃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 餃兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 水餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 水餃兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 水餃兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 餃子, 水餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 水餃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 餃子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 餃子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 餃子 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 餃子 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 餃子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 餃子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 餃子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 餃子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 餃仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 餃子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 水餃 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 扁食, 餃子, 角子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 餃仔, 水餃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 水餃 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 水餃 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 水餃 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 餃子 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 角囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 餃子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 餃子, 水餃 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 餃子 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 餃子 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 餃子 |
| Wu | Changshu | 餃子 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 餃子 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 餃子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 餃耳 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 餃子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 餃子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 餃子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 餃兒, 水餃兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 水餃 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 餃子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 餃子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 餃子 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 餃子 |

#### Derived terms

* 土包子 (tǔbāozi)
* 氣包子／气包子
* 洋包子
* 粉湯包子／粉汤包子
* 習包子／习包子 (Xí Bāozi)
* 肉包子 (ròubāozi)
* 肉包子打狗 (ròubāozi dǎ gǒu)
* 菜包子 (càibāozi)

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: bao tử (包子)
Others:
* → Burmese: ပေါက်စီ (paukci)
* → Japanese: 包(パオ)子(ズ) (paozu)
* → Korean: 바오즈 (baojeu)
* → Manchu: ᠪᠣᠣᠰᡝ (boose)
* → Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠤᠰᠠ (buusa); ᠪᠤᠤᠵᠠ (buuǰa), бууз (buuz)
** → Buryat: бууза (buuza)
** → Tuvan: бууза (buuza)
* → Russian: ба́оцзы (báoczy)
* → Vietnamese: (calque) bánh bao (餅包)

#### See also

* 餃子／饺子 (jiǎozi, “dumpling”)
* 饅頭／馒头 (mántou, “mantou”)

### Proper noun

包子
* 習近平吃包子事件
* (Internet slang, humorous, sarcastic, sometimes derogatory) Xi Jinping

#### Synonyms

* 習包子／习包子 (Xí Bāozi)
* 小熊維尼／小熊维尼 (Xiǎoxióng Wéiní)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 包 | 子 |
| ぱお Grade: 4 | ず Grade: 1 |
| irregular ||

### Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 包子 (bāozi).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) パオズ [páꜜòzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [pa̠o̞zɨ]

### Noun

包子(パオズ) • (paozu)
* a baozi

### See also

* 饅(まん)頭(じゅう) (manjū)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 包 | 子 |

### Noun

包子
* chữ Hán form of bao tử (“stomach”).