冰箱

Chinese

		ice	box; trunk; chest
trad. (冰箱)		冰	箱
simp. ^#(冰箱)		冰	箱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bīngxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥㄒㄧㄤ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бинщён (binxi͡on, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing¹ soeng¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pên-siông

(Hailu, HRS): ben^ˋ siong^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): bên¹ xiong¹
Eastern Min (BUC): bĭng-siŏng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): peng-siuⁿ / peng-sioⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): bian¹ sion¹ / bian¹ siên¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹pin-shian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bīngxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bingsiang
  - Wade–Giles: ping¹-hsiang¹
  - Yale: bīng-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bingshiang
  - Palladius: бинсян (binsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бинщён (binxi͡on, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²⁴ ɕiɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bing¹ soeng¹
  - Yale: bīng sēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing¹ soeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bing¹ sêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    冰箱
    冰霜
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pên-siông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ben^ˊ xiong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ben¹ xiong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pen²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ben^ˋ siong^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /pen⁵³ sioŋ⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bên¹ xiong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pɛn⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bĭng-siŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ ^(s-)nuoŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: peng-siuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ping-siunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengsviw
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ³³ siũ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siũ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: peng-sioⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ping-sionn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengsvioy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔ̃⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bian¹ sion¹ / bian¹ siên¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piaⁿ sioⁿ / piaⁿ sieⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pĩã³³⁻²³ sĩõ³³/, /pĩã³³⁻²³ sĩẽ³³/

Note: bian1 sion1 - Shantou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹pin-shian
  - MiniDict: pin^平 shian
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹pin-xian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pin⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

Noun

冰箱

refrigerator
冰箱裡有很多食物。 [MSC, trad.]
冰箱里有很多食物。 [MSC, simp.]
Bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu hěn duō shíwù. [Pinyin]
There is a lot of food in the refrigerator.
(Cantonese) freezer
記住一返到屋企，就躉啲雪糕入冰箱喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
记住一返到屋企，就趸啲雪糕入冰箱喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
gei³ zyu⁶ jat¹ faan¹ dou³ uk¹ kei², zau⁶ dan² di¹ syut³ gou¹ jap⁶ bing¹ soeng¹ laa³. [Jyutping]
Remember to put the ice cream in the freezer once you get home.

Synonyms

(refrigerator): 電冰箱／电冰箱 (diànbīngxiāng)

Dialectal synonyms of 冰箱 (“refrigerator”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		冰箱
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	冰箱
	Malaysia	冰櫥
	Singapore	冰櫥, 冰箱
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	冰箱, 哈勒基里尼可
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	冰箱
	Dagudi (Maliba)	冰箱
	Reshuitang (Longling)	冰箱
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	冰箱
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	冰箱
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雪櫃, 冰箱
	Hong Kong	雪櫃
	Macau	雪櫃
	Taishan	雪櫃
	Taishan (Guanghai)	冰箱
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	冰箱
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	冰箱
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	冰箱
	Singapore (Guangfu)	雪櫃
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	雪櫃
	Móng Cái	冰箱
	Yangon (Taishan)	霜櫃
	Mandalay (Taishan)	冰箱, 雪櫃
Hakka	Meixian	雪櫃, 冰箱
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	雪櫃
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	冰箱
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	冰箱
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	冰箱
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	冰箱
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	冰箱
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	冰箱
	Kuching (Hepo)	雪櫥
	Bangkok (Meixian)	雪櫥
Southern Min	Xiamen	冰櫥, 霜櫃, 冰櫃, 冰箱
	Quanzhou	冰櫥, 冰箱
	Zhangzhou	冰箱
	Taipei	冰箱, 冰櫃, 冰櫥
	Kaohsiung	冰箱, 冰櫃, 冰櫥
	Penang (Hokkien)	霜櫥
	Singapore (Hokkien)	霜櫥, 冰櫥
	Manila (Hokkien)	霜櫥, 冰櫥
	Medan (Hokkien)	霜櫥
	Chaozhou	冰箱
	Shantou	雪櫃, 冰箱
	Jieyang	冰箱, 霜櫃
	Singapore (Teochew)	霜櫥, 霜房
	Batam (Teochew)	霜櫥, 霜房
	Pontianak (Teochew)	霜櫥
Wu	Shanghai	冰箱

(freezer):

Dialectal synonyms of 冰櫃 (“freezer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		冰櫃
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	冰櫃
Cantonese	Hong Kong	冰箱, 冰櫃, 冰格
Southern Min	Jieyang	霜櫃

Derived terms

電冰箱 / 电冰箱 (diànbīngxiāng)

Descendants

→ Amis: pinsyang
→ Bouyei: binyxiangy
→ Korean: 삥샹 (ppingsyang) (Yanbian)
→ Sakizaya: pinsiyang
→ Tibetan: འཁྱགས་སྒམ ('khyags sgam) (calque)
→ Tsat: biŋ⁵⁵ soŋ⁵¹
→ Tsou: pingsiang
→ Zhuang: binghsiengh

References

“冰箱”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.