hú li

狐狸 (hú li) is a Chinese word meaning “fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person”.

Meanings

  1. 1fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person

Characters in 狐狸

狐hú · fox狸lí · (bound form) used in the names of small mammals

Related words

海狸beaver狐fox狐狸精fox-spirit狐朋狗友a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels九尾狐nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)狐臭body odor狐狸尾巴lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions老狐狸(fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person狐假虎威lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people狸猫leopard cat狸(bound form) used in the names of small mammals狸variant of 狸[li2]

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