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The Sly Animal
This is Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for the sly animal known as a fox.
闇打狐狸明打狼 is a Chinese proverb that translates as: Hunt foxes stealthily, [and] hunt wolves openly [just as they do].
Figuratively, this means:
Different opponents require different appropriate strategies.
This is a suggestion that you should know your enemy and know that each enemy is different, therefore requires a specialized approach (attack).
See Also: Art of War Military
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Even a Fool May Sometimes Come Up With a Good Idea
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Fox search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
狐 see styles |
hú hu2 hu kitsunezaki きつねざき |
More info & calligraphy: Fox(1) (kana only) fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); (2) (kana only) fox (i.e. a sly person); (3) (kana only) (See 狐うどん・きつねうどん) soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; (4) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See きつね色) light brown; golden brown; (surname) Kitsunezaki A fox; seems to be used also for a jackal. |
火狐 see styles |
huǒ hú huo3 hu2 huo hu higitsune ひぎつね |
More info & calligraphy: Firefox(net-sl) Firefox (web browser) |
白狐 see styles |
bái hú bai2 hu2 pai hu byakko びゃっこ |
More info & calligraphy: Arctic Fox(1) old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); (2) (See ホッキョクギツネ) Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus); (place-name) Byakko |
福克斯 see styles |
fú kè sī fu2 ke4 si1 fu k`o ssu fu ko ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Foxx |
フォックス see styles |
fokkusu フォックス |
More info & calligraphy: Foxx |
狸 see styles |
lí li2 li tanuki たぬき |
raccoon dog; fox-like animal (1) (kana only) tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; (2) (kana only) sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face |
芡 see styles |
qiàn qian4 ch`ien chien |
Gorgon plant; fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox); makhana (Hindi) |
貍 狸 see styles |
lí li2 li tanuki たぬき |
variant of 狸[li2] (out-dated kanji) (1) (kana only) tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; (2) (kana only) sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face |
人狐 see styles |
hitogitsune; ninko ひとぎつね; にんこ |
fox spirit that possesses people (typical of the Chūgoku region) |
健者 see styles |
shitatakamono したたかもの |
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man |
初午 see styles |
hatsuuma / hatsuma はつうま |
(expression) first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines |
北狐 see styles |
kitakitsune; kitakitsune きたきつね; キタキツネ |
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) |
古狐 see styles |
furukitsune; furugitsune ふるきつね; ふるぎつね |
old fox; old-timer; schemer |
古狸 see styles |
furudanuki ふるだぬき |
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox |
善狐 see styles |
zenko ぜんこ |
benevolent fox (in mythology) |
天狐 see styles |
tenko てんこ |
(See 妖狐) celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens) |
妖狐 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit; (female given name) Yōko |
子狐 see styles |
kogitsune こぎつね |
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox |
小狐 see styles |
kogitsune こぎつね |
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox |
御先 see styles |
misaki みさき onsaki おんさき osaki おさき |
(1) (archaism) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; (2) animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox); (archaism) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; going before; the future |
悪狐 see styles |
akko あっこ |
(in mythology) bad fox |
油子 see styles |
yóu zi you2 zi5 yu tzu aburako あぶらこ |
dense and sticky substance; (dialect) wily old fox (1) (kana only) (See 鮎魚女) (as used in Northern Japan) greenling; (2) (See 目高) (as used in Kochi and surrounds) medaka ricefish; (place-name) Aburako |
狐塚 see styles |
kozuka こづか |
foxhole; fox mound; fox earth; (surname) Kozuka |
狐女 see styles |
hú nǚ hu2 nu:3 hu nü |
fox lady; in folk stories, a beautiful girl who will seduce you then reveal herself as a ghost |
狐拳 see styles |
kitsuneken きつねけん |
game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman |
狐狸 see styles |
hú li hu2 li5 hu li kori こり |
fox; fig. sly and treacherous person (1) foxes and tanuki; (2) sly fellow; deceiver |
狐蝠 see styles |
hú fú hu2 fu2 hu fu |
flying fox; fruit bat (genus Pteropus) |
狐霊 see styles |
korei / kore これい |
(in mythology) fox spirit |
獙獙 see styles |
bì bì bi4 bi4 pi pi |
mythological beast resembling a fox with wings |
玄狐 see styles |
xuán hú xuan2 hu2 hsüan hu |
silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Fox | 福克斯 | fú kè sī fu2 ke4 si1 fu ke si fukesi | fu k`o ssu fukossu fu ko ssu |
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Fox | 狐 | kitsune | hú / hu2 / hu | |
Arctic Fox | 白狐 | shirogitsune | bái hú / bai2 hu2 / bai hu / baihu | pai hu / paihu |
Red Panda Firefox | 紅熊貓 红熊猫 | hóng xióng māo hong2 xiong2 mao1 hong xiong mao hongxiongmao | hung hsiung mao hunghsiungmao |
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Firefox | 火狐 | higitsune | huǒ hú / huo3 hu2 / huo hu / huohu | |
Hunt Foxes with Stealth, Hunt Wolves in the Open | 闇打狐狸明打狼 暗打狐狸明打狼 | àn dǎ hú li míng dǎ láng an4 da3 hu2 li ming2 da3 lang2 an da hu li ming da lang andahulimingdalang | an ta hu li ming ta lang antahulimingtalang |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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