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狐 (wu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

狐 (wu4, hú) — fox

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 狐仙 (wu4 sin1) — literally: the fox spirit; someone with stinky armpit [colloquial]
• 狐媚 (wu4 mei6) — to bewitch; seduce by charm
• 狐狸精 (wu4 lei4 zing1) — female third-person in a relationship
• 狐裘 (wu4 kau4) — a fur coat
• 狐假虎威 (wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1) — lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connectio…
• 狐朋狗友 (wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5) — a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

Chengyu with this character

• 狐假虎威 — To strut on power that is not your own — a title, a patron, a uniform. Used to cut a bully down to size: the fear comes from the tiger behind, not the fox in front.

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