- 炸丸子 zháwánzi fried meatballsdeep-fried balls of meat, fish, or vegetables; croquettes; (as a verb) to deep-fry meatballs
- 吃卫生丸子 chīwèishēngwánzi to be shotto be executed or killed by a bullet; literally to eat a sanitary pill
- 药丸子 yàowánzi pillpill; pellet of medicine; (slang) to be finished or doomed
- 蜜丸子 mìwánzi honey pillA large pill used in Chinese medicine made from powdered drugs and honey; also called [[蜜丸|蜜丸|mi4 wan2]] or [[蜡丸|蠟丸|la4 wan2]]
- 章鱼小丸子 zhāngyúxiǎowánzi takoyakitakoyaki (octopus dumpling); a Japanese snack food made of wheat flour batter containing diced octopus