# 餃子
## Chinese

* 餃子 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 饺子 (Wu)
* jiaozi (English)

### Etymology

See 餃／饺 (jiǎo).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiǎozi
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiao$^3$ zi$^{3-2}$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җёзы (ži͡ozɨ, II-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaau$^2$ zi$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gau$^2$ du$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jieu$^3$ zi
* Jin (Wiktionary): jiau$^3$ zeh
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ciau-tsy$_5$; $^1$ciau-tsy$_5$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): jiau$^3$ zr
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): jiau$^3$ zr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎozi
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎozi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^3$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: jyǎu-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau.tzy
*** Palladius: цзяоцзы (czjaoczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$角子 餃子 / 饺子
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jiao$^3$ zi$^{3-2}$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giaoz
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiau⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³⁻²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җёзы (ži͡ozɨ, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɔː⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaau$^2$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: gáau jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaau$^2$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gao$^2$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gau$^2$ du$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jieu$^3$ zi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛu²¹³⁻²¹ t͡sz̩¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jiau$^3$ zeh
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiau⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ciau-tsy$_5$; $^1$ciau-tsy$_5$
*** MiniDict: ciau$^去$ tsy$^去$; ciau$^平$ tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$jiau-tsr$_2$; $^1$jiau-tsr$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: jiau$^3$ zr
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: jiau$^3$ zr
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³³ t͡sz̩³/

### Noun

餃子
* crescent-shaped dumpling; jiaozi; gyoza
* (dialectal) wonton (Chinese dumpling stuffed with meat or seafood and vegetables)

#### Synonyms

* (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 |
* (wonton):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 餛飩, 抄手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 餛飩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 雲吞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 雲吞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 餛飩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 餛飩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 餛飩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 餛飩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 餛飩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 餛飩 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 餛飩 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 餛飩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 餛飩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 餛飩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 餛飩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 餛飩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 餛飩兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 餛飩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 餛飩, 貓耳朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 餛飩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 餛飩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 餛飩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 抄手兒, 抄手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 抄手兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 水餃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 餛飩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 餛飩, 餃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 餛飩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 餛飩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 餛飩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 餛飩, 水餃, 餃子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 餛飩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 餛飩, 餃子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 雲吞 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 雲吞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 清湯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 包麵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雲吞, 餃仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 餛飩 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 雲吞 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 雲吞 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 雲吞 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 雲吞 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 雲吞 |
| Hakka | Changting | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 餛飩 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 清湯 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 清湯 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 清湯 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 扁食 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 雲吞 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 雲吞 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 餛飩, 點心 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 餛飩 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 餛飩 |
| Jin | Linhe | 餛飩 |
| Jin | Jining | 餛飩 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 餛飩 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 餛飩 |
| Jin | Handan | 餛飩 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 扁食 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 扁肉, 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 雲吞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 雲吞 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 雲吞 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 扁食 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 餃 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 雲吞 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 扁食 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 麵食 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 餛飩 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 扁食 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 扁食 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 雲吞 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 雲吞 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 雲吞 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 麵食 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Changshu | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Liyang | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Yixing | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Danyang | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 湯包 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 湯包 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Lishui | 麵食 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 餛飩 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 餛飩 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 餛飩 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 餛飩 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 餃子 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 餛飩 |

#### Hyponyms

* (jiaozi): 鍋貼／锅贴 (guōtiē), 煎餃／煎饺 (jiānjiǎo), 水餃／水饺 (shuǐjiǎo)

#### Derived terms

* 水餃 / 水饺 (shuǐjiǎo)
* 蒸餃 / 蒸饺 (zhēngjiǎo)
* 餃子館 / 饺子馆 (jiǎoziguǎn)

#### Descendants

* → English: jiaozi
* → French: jiaozi
* → Japanese: 餃子 (gyōza)
** → English: gyoza
* → Russian: цзя́оцзы (czjáoczy)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 餃 | 子 |
| ぎょう Hyōgai | ざ Grade: 1 |
| kan'yōon | irregular |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 餃子／饺子, possibly from a Mandarin variety without significant palatalization (i.e. *giaozi), or from a non-Mandarin variety of Chinese. Compare also Korean 교자(餃子) (gyoja).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぎょーざ [gyòózá] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɡʲo̞ːza̠]

### Noun

餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) or 餃子(ギョウザ) or 餃子(ギョーザ) • (gyōza)
* gyoza: a kind of dumpling or potsticker with a thin skin, traditionally made with minced pork and then fried, boiled, or steamed

#### Derived terms

* 焼(やき)餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (yaki gyōza), 焼(や)き餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (yaki gyōza): pan-fried gyoza
* 揚(あげ)餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (age gyōza), 揚(あ)げ餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (age gyōza): deep-fried gyoza
* 水(すい)餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (suigyōza): boiled gyoza
* 蒸(むし)餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (mushi gyōza), 蒸(む)し餃(ぎょう)子(ざ) (mushi gyōza): steamed gyoza

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN