hồ li
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 狐狸 (“fox”), shortened from Chinese 狐狸精 (hồ li tinh, “huli jing”, literally “fox spirit”). The most well-known of this kind is a fictitious counterpart of Daji, a female one that allured King Zhou of Shang into a reign of cruelty.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (Chinese mythology) a type of fox yaoguai that disguises as a human; a fox in human's clothing
- (rare, derogatory) a mistress
Synonyms
[edit]- (type of fox yaoguai): hồ li tinh, hồ tiên, hồ tinh, hồ yêu, yêu hồ, cáo chín đuôi, cáo tinh