野狐

野狐

Chinese

		field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild	fox
trad. (野狐)		野	狐
simp. #(野狐)		野	狐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yěhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ wu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yěhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yěhú
    • Wade–Giles: yeh³-hu²
    • Yale: yě-hú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeehwu
    • Palladius: еху (jexu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁵ wu⁴
    • Yale: yéh wùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ wu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ wu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ wuː²¹/

Noun

野狐

1. (literary or dialectal) fox

   • 無數野狐而鳴呼，不如一勇師子吼。 [MSC, trad.]
     无数野狐而鸣呼，不如一勇师子吼。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 308 CE, 竺法護 (Dharmarakṣa, translator), 《普曜經》 (Lalitavistara Sūtra)

     Wúshù yěhú ér mínghū, bùrú yī yǒng shīzi hǒu. [Pinyin]

     The barking of numerous foxes cannot compare to the roar of a mighty lion.

2. Short for 野狐禪／野狐禅 (yěhúchán, “heresy”).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 狐狸 (“fox”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		狐
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		狐狸, 狐
Taxonomic name		狐
Mandarin	Beijing	狐狸
	Taiwan	狐狸
	Ulanhot	狐狸
	Tongliao	狐狸
	Chifeng	狐狸
	Bayanhot	狐狸
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	狐狸
	Harbin	狐狸
	Yantai (Muping)	貔子, 狐狸
	Jinan	貔子, 貔大狐子, 貔狐子, 狐狸
	Luoyang	狐狸
	Wanrong	狐子
	Zhengzhou	狐狸
	Xi'an	狐狸, 狐子
	Yinchuan	狐子
	Lanzhou	野狐
	Xining	野狐兒, 狐狸, 沙狐
	Ürümqi	狐狸
	Wuhan	狐狸
	Chengdu	狐狸, 毛狗
	Guiyang	狐狸, 毛狗
	Guilin	狐狸
	Liuzhou	狐狸
	Xuzhou	狐狸子, 狐狸
	Yangzhou	狐狸, 狸
	Nanjing	狐狸, 大仙 superstitious
	Hefei	狐狸
	Singapore	狐狸
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	狐子
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)	狐狸
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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
	Shaoguan	狐狸
	Yunfu	狐狸
	Yangjiang	狐狸
	Xinyi	狐狸
	Lianjiang	狐狸
	Nanning	狐狸
	Wuzhou	狐狸
	Yulin	狐狸
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	狐狸
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	狐狸
	Singapore (Guangfu)	狐狸
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	狐狸
Gan	Nanchang	狐狸
	Lichuan	狐兒
	Pingxiang	狐狸
Hakka	Meixian	狐狸
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	狐狸
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	狐狸
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	狐狸
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	狐狸, 禾狸
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	狐狸
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	鋪狗
	Conghua (Lütian)	狐狸
	Yudu	狐狸子, 狐狸
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	狐狸
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	狐狸, 狐狸仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	狐狸
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	狐狸
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	狐狸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	狐狸
	Hong Kong	狐狸
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	狐狸
	Senai (Huiyang)	狐狸
	Singkawang	狐狸
Huizhou	Jixi	狐狸
Jin	Taiyuan	狐子, 狐狸
	Pingyao	狐子
	Xinzhou	狐子
	Taibus (Baochang)	狐狸
	Linhe	狐子
	Jining	狐子
	Hohhot	狐子
	Baotou	狐子
	Dongsheng	狐子
	Haibowan	狐子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	狐狸
Min Dong	Fuzhou	狐狸, 狐狸貓
	Fuqing	野貓
Min Nan	Xiamen	狐狸, 狸貓
	Quanzhou	狐狸, 狸貓
	Zhangzhou	狐狸, 狸貓
	Dongshan	狐狸
	Taipei	狐狸
	Kaohsiung	狐狸
	Yilan	狐狸
	Changhua (Lukang)	狐狸
	Taichung	狐狸
	Taichung (Wuqi)	狐狸
	Tainan	狐狸
	Taitung	狐狸
	Hsinchu	狐狸
	Penghu (Magong)	狐狸
	Penang (Hokkien)	狐狸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	狐狸
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	狸貓
	Datian	狐狸嫲
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	狐狸
	Chaozhou	狐狸
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	狐狸
	Haikou	狐狸
Puxian Min	Putian	狐狸
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	狐狸
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	狐狸
Wu	Shanghai	狐狸
	Shanghai (Chongming)	狐狸
	Suzhou	狐狸
	Danyang	狐狸
	Hangzhou	狐狸, 大仙 superstitious
	Ningbo	狐狸
	Wenzhou	狐狸
	Jinhua	狐狸
Xiang	Changsha	狐狸, 九尾子
	Shuangfeng	狐狸
	Quanzhou	狐狸精, 狐狸

Derived terms

野狐外道 野狐涎 野狐精 野狐落

野狐嶺／野狐岭 野狐禪／野狐禅 (yěhúchán) 野狐絲／野狐丝

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Japanese

野狐 (yako, nogitsune): mythological spirit foxes.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
野	狐
や Grade: 2	こ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) や​こ [yáꜜkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ko̞]

Noun

野(や)狐(こ) • (yako) 

1. a wild fox
2. a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people
3. (Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 野(や)狐(こ)禅(ぜん) (yakozen): someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have
• 野(や)狐(こ)憑(つ)き (yakotsuki): possession by a spirit fox; someone possessed by a spirit fox; a spirit fox who possesses people

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
野	狐
の Grade: 2	きつね > ぎつね Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Compound of 野 (no, “field; wilderness”) +‎ 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).[2] The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) のぎ​つね [nògíꜜtsùnè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [no̞ɡʲit͡sɨᵝne̞]

Noun

野(の)狐(ぎつね) • (nogitsune) 

1. a wild fox
2. a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people

See also

• 野狐 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Yako (fox) [mythological] on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan