狐狸

See also: 狐貍

Chinese

fox raccoon dog; leopard cat
trad. (狐狸/狐貍) 狐 狸/貍
simp. (狐狸) 狐 狸

Pronunciation

Note: wu4 lei4 - literary.
Note:
  • hou5 lai5 - vernacular;
  • hu5 li5 - literary.
Rime
Character 狐 狸
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 模 (23) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 戸吳切 里之切
Baxter hu li
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦuo/ /lɨ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦuo/ /lɨ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣo/ /lie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦɔ/ /lɨ/
Li
Rong 		/ɣo/ /liə/
Wang
Li 		/ɣu/ /lĭə/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɣuo/ /li/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		hú lí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		wu4 lei4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 狐 狸
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		hú lí
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hu › ‹ li ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ɡ]ʷˁa/ /*p.rə/
English fox kind of wild cat (pron. west of the Hángǔ pass, ap. Fāngyán)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 狐 狸
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 4358 7822
Phonetic
component 		瓜 里
Rime
group 		魚 之
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		胡 釐
Old
Chinese 		/*ɡʷaː/ /*rɯ/
Notes 俗貍字

Noun

狐狸

  1. fox (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn)
  2. (figurative) sly person; treacherous person (Classifier: 個／个 m; 隻／只 c mn)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 狐狸 (“fox”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 狐
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 狐狸, 狐
Taxonomic name 狐
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 狐狸
Taiwan 狐狸
Chengde 狐狸
Ulanhot 狐狸
Tongliao 狐狸
Chifeng 狐狸
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 狐狸
Heihe 狐狸
Qiqihar 狐狸
Harbin 狐狸
Jiamusi 狐狸
Baicheng 狐狸
Changchun 狐狸
Tonghua 狐狸
Shenyang 狐狸
Jinzhou 狐狸
Singapore 狐狸
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 狐狸
Tangshan 狐狸
Cangzhou 狐狸
Baoding 狐狸
Shijiazhuang 狐子
Lijin 狐狸, 貔子
Jinan 貔子, 貔大狐子, 貔狐子, 狐狸
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 狐狸
Dandong 狐狸
Yantai 狐狸, 貔虎子
Yantai (Muping) 貔子, 狐狸
Qingdao 臊貔子
Zhucheng 狐狸
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 狐狸
Lingbao 狐子
Jining 狐狸
Wanrong 狐子
Linfen 狐子
Shangqiu 狐狸
Yuanyang 狐狸, 狐
Zhengzhou 狐狸
Xinyang 毛狗
Ankang 狐子, 毛狗子
Ankang (Xianhe, Hanbin) 毛狗子
Baihe 狐狸, 野狗子
Baihe (Maoping) 毛狗子
Xi'an 狐狸, 狐子
Dingbian 狐狸, 狐子
Baoji 狐子
Tianshui 狐狸
Xining 野狐兒, 狐狸, 沙狐
Xuzhou 狐狸子, 狐狸
Fuyang 狐狸
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 狐子
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 狐狸, 狐子, 野狐子
Bayanhot 狐狸
Lanzhou 狐狸, 野狐子, 野狐
Dunhuang 狐子, 野狐子
Hami 狐子
Ürümqi 狐狸, 黑鷹
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 狐狸, 毛狗
Nanchong 狐狸
Dazhou 毛狗
Hanyuan 狐狸, 毛狗
Xichang 狐狸
Zigong 狐狸
Chongqing 狐狸
Wuhan 狐狸
Yichang 狐狸
Xiangyang 狐狸
Tianmen 狐狸
Guiyang 狐狸, 毛狗
Zunyi 狐狸
Bijie 毛狗
Liping 狐狸
Zhaotong 狐狸
Dali 狐狸
Kunming 狐狸
Mengzi 狐狸
Guilin 狐狸
Pingle 狐狸
Liuzhou 狐狸
Luzhai 狐狸
Jishou 狐狸, 臭狐鹿
Changde 狐狸
Shiquan 毛狗子
Ziyang 毛狗子
Hanzhong 狐狸
Dagudi (Maliba) 狐狸
Reshuitang (Longling) 狐狸
Mae Salong (Lancang) 狐狸
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 狐狸
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 狐狸, 大仙 superstitious
Yangzhou 狐狸, 狸
Lianyungang 狐狸
Lianshui 狐狸, 狐溜子
Nantong 狐狸
Anqing 狐狸
Wuhu 狐狸
Hefei 狐狸
Hong'an 狐狸, 毛狗
Cantonese Guangzhou 狐狸
Hong Kong 狐狸
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 狐狸
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 狐狸
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 狐狸
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 狐狸
Macau 狐狸
Guangzhou (Panyu) 狐狸
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 狐狸
Guangzhou (Conghua) 狐狸
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 狐狸
Foshan 狐狸
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 狐狸
Foshan (Shunde) 狐狸
Foshan (Sanshui) 狐狸
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 狐狸
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 狐狸
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 狐狸
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 狐狸
Zhuhai (Doumen) 狐狸
Jiangmen (Baisha) 狐狸
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 狐狸
Taishan 狐狸
Kaiping (Chikan) 蜢狗
Enping (Niujiang) 狐狸
Heshan (Yayao) 狐狸
Dongguan 狐狸
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 狐狸
Qingyuan 狐狸
Fogang 狐狸
Yingde (Hanguang) 狐狸
Yangshan 狐狸
Lianshan (Butian) 狐狸
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 狐狸
Shaoguan 狐狸
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 狐狸
Renhua 狐狸
Lechang 狐狸
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 狐狸
Sihui 狐狸
Guangning 狐狸
Deqing 狐狸
Huaiji 狐狸
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 狐狸
Yunfu 狐狸
Xinxing 狐狸
Luoding 狐狸
Yunan (Pingtai) 狐狸
Yangjiang 狐狸
Xinyi 狐狸, 禾狸
Lianjiang 狐狸
Nanning 狐狸
Wuzhou 狐狸
Yulin 狐狸
Rongxian 狐狸
Hepu (Lianzhou) 狐狸
Hepu (Shatian) 狐狸
Guiping 狐狸
Guiping (Jintian) 狐狸
Guiping (Jiangkou) 狐狸
Guiping (Madong) 狐狸
Guiping (Mule) 狐狸
Pingnan 狐狸
Pingnan (Danzhu) 狐狸
Guigang (Gangcheng) 狐狸
Guigang (Pingdong) 狐狸
Baise 狐狸
Qinzhou 狐狸
Qinzhou (Changtan) 狐狸
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) 柴狗
Beihai 狐狸
Beihai (Nankang) 狐狸
Beihai (Yingpan) 狐狸
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 狐狸
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 狐狸
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 狐狸
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 狐狸
Singapore (Guangfu) 狐狸
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 狐狸
Móng Cái 狐狸, 禾狸
Bangkok (Guangfu) 狐狸
Betong (Rongxian) 狐狸
Gan Nanchang 狐狸
Pengze 狐狸
Lichuan 狐兒
Pingxiang 狐狸
Ankang (Niuti) 毛狗子
Hakka Meixian 狐狸
Dabu (Xihe) 狐狸
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 狐狸
Dongguan (Qingxi) 狐狸
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 狐狸
Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) 狐狸, 禾狸
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 狐狸
Wuhua (Huacheng) 鋪狗
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 狐狸
Jiexi 狐狸
Luhe 狐狸
Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) 狐狸
Yudu 狐狸子, 狐狸
Ruijin 狐狸
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 狐狸, 狐狸仔
Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) 狐狸
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 狐狸
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 狐狸
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 狐狸
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 狐狸仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 狐狸
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 狐狸
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 狐狸
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) 狐狸
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 狐狸
Hong Kong 狐狸
Luchuan (Daqiao) 狐狸
Pingle (Tong'an) 狐狸
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 狐狸
Senai (Huiyang) 狐狸
Singkawang 狐狸
Bangkok (Jiexi) 狐狸
Huizhou Jixi 狐狸
Shexian 狐狸
Jin Taiyuan 狐子, 狐狸
Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) 狐子
Taiyuan (Jinyuan) 狐子
Pingyao 狐子
Yangyuan 狐子
Datong 狐子
Xinzhou 狐子
Lüliang (Lishi) 狐子
Changzhi 狐狸, 狐子
Taibus (Baochang) 狐狸
Linhe 狐狸, 狐子
Jining 狐狸, 狐子
Hohhot 狐狸, 狐子
Baotou 狐子
Dongsheng 狐子
Haibowan 狐子
Erenhot 狐狸, 狐子
Pingshan 狐狸
Zhangjiakou 狐狸
Handan 狐狸, 狐子
Anyang 狐狸
Linzhou 狐子
Suide 狐子
Shenmu 狐子, 狐狸
Northern Min Jian'ou 狐狸
Eastern Min Fuzhou 狐狸, 狐狸貓
Fuqing 野貓
Southern Min Xiamen 狐狸, 狸貓
Quanzhou 狐狸, 狸貓
Zhangzhou 狐狸, 狸貓
Zhao'an 狐狸仔
Dongshan 狐狸
Taipei 狐狸
New Taipei (Tamsui) 狐狸
New Taipei (Sanxia) 狐狸
New Taipei (Pingxi) 狐狸
Kaohsiung 狐狸
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 狐狸
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 狐狸
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 狐狸
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 狐狸
Yilan 狐狸
Yilan (Luodong) 狐狸
Yilan (Toucheng) 狐狸
Changhua (Lukang) 狐狸
Taichung 狐狸
Taichung (Wuqi) 狐狸
Tainan 狐狸
Tainan (Anping) 狐狸
Taitung 狐狸
Hsinchu 狐狸
Miaoli (Houlong) 狐狸
Kinmen 狐狸
Penghu (Magong) 狐狸
Penghu (Xiyu) 狐狸
Penang (Hokkien) 狐狸
Singapore (Hokkien) 狐狸
Zhangping (Yongfu) 狸貓
Datian 狐狸嫲
Pingnan (Shangdu) 狐狸
Pingnan (Pingtian) 狐狸
Pingnan (Sijie) 狐狸
Guiping (Xiaowen) 狐狸
Guiping (Dongsheng) 狐狸
Pingle (Zhoutang) 山狗, 捕狗, 野狗, 狐狸
Lechang (Tatou) 山狗
Yingde (Yuzui) 狐狸
Yunan (Liantan) 山狗, 野狗, 狐狸
Chaozhou 狐狸
Shantou 狐狸
Jieyang 狐狸
Bangkok (Teochew) 狐狸
Chiang Mai (Teochew) 狐狸
Hat Yai (Teochew) 狐狸
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 狐狸
Pontianak (Teochew) 狐狸
Haikou 狐狸
Puxian Min Putian 狐狸
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 狐狸
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 狐狸
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 狐狸
Xianyou 狐狸
Xianyou (Fengting) 狐狸
Xianyou (Youyang) 狐狸
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 狐狸
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 狐狸
Binyang 狐狸
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 狐狸
Guilin (Dongbianzhou) 狐狸
Lingchuan (Sanjie) 白尾狗, 狐狸
Pingle (Xintangmian) 狐狸
Wu Shanghai 狐狸
Shanghai (Songjiang) 狐狸
Shanghai (Chongming) 狐狸
Suzhou 狐狸
Danyang 狐狸
Hangzhou 狐狸, 大仙 superstitious
Shaoxing 狐狸
Ningbo 狐狸
Wenzhou 狐狸
Jinhua 狐狸
Xiang Changsha 狐狸, 九尾子
Shuangfeng 狐狸
Hengyang 狐狸
Quanzhou 狐狸精, 狐狸
Xiangnan Tuhua Jiangyong 狐狸
Dong'an 野狗
Yuebei Tuhua Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) 狐狸
Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) 狐狸
Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) 狐狸
Renhua (Zhoutian) 狐狸仔
Renhua (Shitang) 狐狸
Lechang (Huangpu) 狐狸
Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) 狐狸
Lechang (Sanxi) 狐狸

Derived terms

  • 九尾狐狸
  • 狐狸尾巴
  • 狐狸座 (Húlizuò)
  • 狐狸指
  • 狐狸毋好笑貓 / 狐狸毋好笑猫
  • 狐狸毋知尾下臭
  • 狐狸狗
  • 狐狸精 (húlijīng)
  • 狐狸花貓 / 狐狸花猫
  • 狐狸莫笑貓 / 狐狸莫笑猫
  • 狐狸莫笑貓，共樣尾翹翹 / 狐狸莫笑猫，共样尾翘翘
  • 狐狸莫話貓，話吔貓來牙牙叫 / 狐狸莫话猫，话吔猫来牙牙叫
  • 簡落狐狸 / 简落狐狸
  • 老狐狸
  • 虎狼當路，不治狐狸 / 虎狼当路，不治狐狸
  • 野狐狸
  • 露出了狐狸尾巴

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (狐狸):
  • → Japanese: 狐狸(こり) (kori)
  • → Korean: 호리(狐貍) (hori)
  • → Vietnamese: hồ li (狐狸)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐 狸
こ
Hyōgai 		り
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 狐狸 (MC hu li).

Pronunciation

Noun

狐(こ)狸(り) • (kori) 

  1. foxes and tanukis
  2. (figurative) sly or treacherous person

Derived terms

  • 豺狼路(さいろうみち)に当(あ)たれり，安(いずく)んぞ狐狸(こり)を問(と)わん (sairō michi ni atareri, izukunzo kori o towan)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
狐狸

Noun

狐狸 • (hori) (hangeul 호리)

  1. hanja form? of 호리 (“foxes and wildcats”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
狐狸

Noun

狐狸

  1. chữ Hán form of hồ li
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