n. (Hira=きつね, Kata=キツネ) fox, type of animal from the dog family; fur from a fox

n. (Trad=狐, Pinyin=hu2) fox, foxhound, tod

n. (Simp=狐, Pinyin=hu2) fox, foxhound, tod

yi2 hu2 zhi1 ye4
The underfur of a fox.
This is a metaphor for something very precious.

yu3 hu2 mou2 pi2
Asking a fox for its skin.
To ask an evil person to act against his own interests.

hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1
A fox borrowing the tiger's might.
Said of a person who bullies others by virtue of powerful connections. An ass in a lion's skin. Compare with 羊质虎皮 (yang2 zhi4 hu3 pi2).

Pinyin: hu2
Wade-Giles: hu2
Zhuyin:
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