hồ li

See also: holi, Holi, holí, and hòli

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hồ ly

Etymology

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

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˨˩ li˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [how˦˩ lɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ lɪj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) hồ li

(Chinese mythology) a type of fox yaoguai that disguises as a human; a fox in human's clothing
(rare, derogatory) a mistress

单词	hồ li
释义	hồ li See also: holi, Holi, holí, and hòli Vietnamese Alternative forms hồ ly Etymology 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 (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˨˩ li˧˧] (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˦˩ lɪj˧˧] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ lɪj˧˧] Noun (classifier con) hồ li (Chinese mythology) a type of fox yaoguai that disguises as a human; a fox in human's clothing (rare, derogatory) a mistress
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