- 土包子 tǔbāozi burial mounda mound of earth covering a grave
- 肉包子 ròubāozi meat-filled buna steamed bun filled with seasoned meat, usually pork
- 菜包子 càibāozi good-for-nothinga useless or incompetent person
- 气包子 qìbāozi hotheadquick-tempered person
- 包子有肉不在褶上 bāoziyǒuròubùzàizhěshàng inner substancea book is not judged by its cover; a person's worth is on the inside, not in their appearance
- 肉包子打狗 ròubāozidǎgǒu unreturnableto lose something completely with no hope of it ever being recovered or returned