Pinyin

Definition

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  1. fox

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

hú li
  1. 1 fox
  2. 2 fig. sly and treacherous person
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
Sōu hú
  1. 1 Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
  1. 1 fox
hú li jīng
  1. 1 fox-spirit
  2. 2 vixen
  3. 3 witch
  4. 4 enchantress

Idioms (6)

兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
  1. 1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
  1. 1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狐群狗党
hú qún gǒu dǎng
  1. 1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
  2. 2 a gang of rogues

Sample Sentences

啊,我想到啦!亲爱的,你听过能者多劳这话吗?他智商那么高,我倒觉得呀,你老公他就是狡猾的狐狸,这极其有可能是他远离家事的策略。
ā ,wǒ xiǎngdào la !qīn ài de ,nǐ tīng guò néngzhěduōláo zhè huà ma ?tā zhìshāng nàme gāo ,wǒ dào juéde ya ,nǐ lǎogōng tā jiù shì jiǎohuá de húlí ,zhè jíqí yǒu kěnéng shì tā yuǎnlí jiāshì de cèlüè 。
Ah, I've got it! Darling, have you heard the saying "it's the most capable people who do the most work"? Given that his IQ is so high, I am inclined to believe that your husband is a sneaky fox. This is highly likely to be his strategy for staying well away from the household chores.
不是……你不知道。这里面肯定有鬼,我昨晚还在他的西装上看到一根白头发,那个狐狸精都有白头发了,还敢跟我抢男人!
bùshì ……nǐ bù zhīdào 。zhè lǐmiàn kěndìng yǒuguǐ ,wǒ zuówǎn háizài tā de xīzhuāng shàng kàndào yī gēn bái tóufa ,nàge húlíjīng dōu yǒu bái tóufa le ,hái gǎn gēn wǒ qiǎng nánrén !
No...you wouldn't know. Something is definitely up. Last night I found a grey hair on his suit. That witch has grey hair and she still wants to steal my man!
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可恶!老娘发誓,一定要把这个老狐狸精揪出来!
kěwù !lǎoniáng fāshì ,yīdìng yào bǎ zhè ge lǎo húlíjīng jiū chūlái !
Damn it! I swear that I will uncover that old witch!
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正是因为没有任何背景,股东就觉得他不会跟那些老狐狸同流合污啊。
zhèngshì yīnwèi méiyǒu rènhé bèijǐng ,gǔdōng jiù juéde tā bù huì gēn nàxiē lǎohúlí tóngliúhéwū ā 。
It's exactly because he doesn't have any 'background'. The shareholders don't think that he'll get involved with those old foxes and follow their lead.
那,圆圆,你来当小羊。还有,狐狸,谁想当狐狸?没人想当狐狸吗?小宇,你来当狐狸吧。
nà ,Yuányuan ,nǐ lái dāng xiǎo yáng 。háiyǒu ,húli ,shéi xiǎng dāng húli ?méi rén xiǎng dāng húli ma ?Xiǎoyǔ ,nǐ lái dāng húli ba 。
Then, Yuan Yuan, you be the sheep. There's also the fox. Who wants to be the fox? Nobody wants to be the fox? Xiao Yu, you be the fox.
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啊?我不要当狐狸。狐狸是坏人,它太狡猾了。
ǎ ?wǒ bù yào dāng húli 。húli shì huàirén ,tā tài jiǎohuá le 。
What? I don't want to be the fox. The fox is a bad guy, it's always tricking people.
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我是他老婆!他是我的!你这个狐狸精!
wǒ shì tā lǎopó !tā shì wǒ de !nǐ zhè ge húlijīng !
I'm his wife! He's mine, you temptress!
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博美啊,嘴巴尖尖的像狐狸。贵宾还蛮可爱的。
Bóměi a ,zuǐba jiān jiān de xiàng húli 。Guìbīn hái mán kě ài de 。
Pomeranians, huh? Their mouths are pointy like a fox's. Poodles are really cute.
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老狐狸
lǎohúli
sly fox, cunning scoundrel
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狐狸精
húlijīng
fox demon, fairy; seductress
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