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{{also|zòngzi}}
==English==
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===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|tsung-tze<!--|tsung-tzŭ-->||Wade-Giles}}

===Etymology===
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|image1 = Taiwanese zongzi by fhisa in Yokohama Chinatown.jpg
|caption1 = [[Taiwanese]] zongzi on sale in {{w|Yokohama Chinatown}}, [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]], which is the largest [[Chinatown]] in [[Asia]]
|image2 = Mum's Hokkien, Nyonya and Red Bean Zhongzhi.jpg
|caption2 = Zongzi which have been cut open to reveal their fillings. The one in front is filled with pork, and the one in the background with [[red bean]] ([[azuki bean]]) paste.
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Borrowed from the {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} {{glossary|romanization}} of {{bor|en|cmn|粽子|tr=zòngzi}}, from {{m|cmn|粽|tr=zòng||dumpling of glutinous rice wrapped in leaves}} + {{m|cmn|子|tr=zi|pos={{lg|diminutive}} suffix}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈtsʊŋˈtsɪ/|/ˈzʊŋzɪ/|a=RP,GA}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zongzi.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{hyphenation|en|zong|zi}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|zongzi|s}}

# A [[traditional]] [[Chinese#Adjective|Chinese]] [[dumpling]] of [[glutinous]] [[rice#Noun|rice]] [[stuff#Verb|stuffed]] with a [[savoury#Adjective|savoury]] or [[sweet#Adjective|sweet]] [[filling#Noun|filling]], [[wrap#Verb|wrapped]] in large flat [[leaf#Noun|leaves]], and [[cook#Verb|cooked]] by [[steaming#Noun|steaming]] or [[boiling#Noun|boiling]].
#* {{quote-book|en|editor=Department for International Work, All-China Democratic Women's Federation|title=Women of China|location=Beijing|publisher=w:Foreign Languages Press|year=1953|page=17|column=2|oclc=40782580|passage=The traditional fare around Dragon Boat Festival time is '''''zongzi''''', pyramids of glutinous rice wrapped in reed leaves. The '''''zongzi''''', it is said, symbolize the rice that the {{w|Miluo River}} people threw to the fish so that they would leave {{w|Qu Yuan}}'s body undisturbed.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|magazine=[[w:China Today|China Reconstructs]]|location=Beijing|publisher=w:China Welfare Institute|year=1979|page=49|issn=0009-4447|oclc=436691491|passage=The people honor the memory of Qu Yuan on this day by eating '''''Zongzi''''' and holding dragon-boat races. '''''Zongzi''''' are little packets of glutinous rice with jujubes, ham and sweet bean paste added for interest, wrapped in leaves of rushes.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Lim Hin Fui; Fong Tian Yong|title=The New Villages in Malaysia: The Journey Ahead|location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|publisher=Institute of Strategic Analysis & Policy Research|year=2005|page=126|isbn=978-983-4265-70-0|passage=A week or two before the festival, villagers would prepare glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves before cooking, commonly known as '''''zongzi''''' or ''chang'' (in Hokkien).}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Daniel Kalla|chapter=|title=The Far Side of the Sky: A Novel of Love and Death in Shanghai|location=Toronto, Ont.|publisher=w:HarperCollins|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4434-0265-1|edition2=paperback|location2=New York, N.Y.|publisher2=[[w:Tor Books|Forge]]/A [[w:Tom Doherty|Tom Doherty Associates Book]]|year2=2015|isbn2=978-0-7653-8008-1|passage=Sunny ordered four '''''zongzis''''' or dumplings and, out of tradition, haggled with the woman until they agreed on a price.}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|粽|tr=zung3-2}}
*: Hakka: {{t|hak|粽仔|tr=chung-é}}
*: Hokkien: {{t+|nan-hbl|粽|tr=chàng}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|粽子|tr=zòngzi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|zongzi|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ちまき|tr=chimaki|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|粽|tr=ちまき, chimaki|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|쫑즈|sc=Kore}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|цзу́нцзы|p}}
* Thai: {{t|th|บ๊ะจ่าง}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|bánh tro}}
* Zhuang: {{t|za|faengx}}
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