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Fox
The Sly Animal
This is Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for the sly animal known as a fox.
福克斯 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Fox.
If your name is Fox, you should probably pick our other selection for the meaning of fox (the animal).
Hunt Foxes with Stealth, Hunt Wolves in the Open
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
Red Panda / Firefox
紅熊貓 is the Chinese title for the red panda or firefox.
Some also call this the lesser Panda.
Arctic Fox
白狐 is the most common title for Arctic Fox.
白狐 is more literally “white fox.” Traditionally, the white fox or arctic fox is said to have supernatural powers.
This title can refer scientifically to the species Vulpes Lagopus.
Firefox
This title refers to the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) or red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Chinese.
In Japanese, this is the name often used for the Firefox web browser.
These search terms might be related to Fox:
A Wise Man Changes His Mind (But a Fool Never Will)
Enigma / Puzzle / Riddle
Even a Fool May Sometimes Come Up With a Good Idea
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
シマハイイロギツネ see styles |
shimahaiirogitsune / shimahairogitsune シマハイイロギツネ |
island fox (Urocyon littoralis); coast fox; short-tailed fox; island gray fox; Channel Islands fox; Channel Islands gray fox; California Channel Island fox; insular gray fox |
狐 see styles |
hú hu2 hu kitsune(p); ketsune; kitsu(ok); kitsune きつね(P); けつね; きつ(ok); キツネ |
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. |
野狐 see styles |
yě hú ye3 hu2 yeh hu nogitsune; yako のぎつね; やこ |
(1) wild fox; (2) (やこ only) mythical fox capable of possessing people A wild fox, a fox sprite. |
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 |
蟹食犬 see styles |
kanikuiinu; kanikuiinu / kanikuinu; kanikuinu かにくいいぬ; カニクイイヌ |
(kana only) crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous); forest fox; wood fox; common fox |
コギツネ see styles |
kogitsune コギツネ |
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox |
子ぎつね see styles |
kogitsune こぎつね |
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox |
小ギツネ see styles |
kogitsune こギツネ |
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox |
カニクイイヌ see styles |
kanikuiinu / kanikuinu カニクイイヌ |
(kana only) crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous); forest fox; wood fox; common fox |
Variations: |
kogitsune(子gitsune, 子狐, 小狐); kogitsune(子gitsune, 小gitsune); kogitsune こぎつね(子ぎつね, 子狐, 小狐); こギツネ(子ギツネ, 小ギツネ); コギツネ |
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox |
白狐 see styles |
bái hú bai2 hu2 pai hu shirogitsune; byakko しろぎつね; 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 |
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 |
ケープ狐 see styles |
keepugitsune; keepugitsune ケープぎつね; ケープギツネ |
(kana only) Cape fox (Vulpes chama); cama fox; silver-backed fox |
フォックス see styles |
fokkusu フォックス |
(See 狐・1) fox; fox fur; (surname) Fox; Foxe |
狐が落ちる see styles |
kitsunegaochiru きつねがおちる |
(exp,v1) to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of a fox; to be exorcised from a fox |
ケープギツネ see styles |
keepugitsune ケープギツネ |
(kana only) Cape fox (Vulpes chama); cama fox; silver-backed fox |
オグロスナギツネ see styles |
ogurosunagitsune オグロスナギツネ |
pale fox (Vulpes pallida); African sand fox; pallid fox |
オジロスナギツネ see styles |
ojirosunagitsune オジロスナギツネ |
Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii); Rueppell's fox; sand fox |
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 |
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 |
狐塚 see styles |
kitsunezuka きつねづか |
foxhole; fox mound; fox earth; (surname) Kozuka |
赤狐 see styles |
chì hú chi4 hu2 ch`ih hu chih hu akagitsune; akagitsune あかぎつね; アカギツネ |
red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (kana only) (rare) (See 狐・1) red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
銀狐 银狐 see styles |
yín hú yin2 hu2 yin hu gingitsune ぎんぎつね |
silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus); also written 玄狐 silver fox |
飯綱 see styles |
izuna いづな |
(1) (See 管狐・1) izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; (2) (abbreviation) (See 飯綱使い) keeper of an izuna; (surname) Iizuna |
タヌキ see styles |
tanuki タヌキ |
(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 |
北極狐 北极狐 see styles |
běi jí hú bei3 ji2 hu2 pei chi hu hokkyokugitsune; hokkyokugitsune ほっきょくぎつね; ホッキョクギツネ |
arctic fox (kana only) Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) |
狐付き see styles |
kitsunetsuki きつねつき |
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit |
狐憑き see styles |
kitsunetsuki きつねつき |
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fox | 狐 | kitsune | hú / hu2 / hu | |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| Arctic Fox | 白狐 | shirogitsune | bái hú / bai2 hu2 / bai hu / baihu | pai hu / paihu |
| Firefox | 火狐 | higitsune | huǒ hú / huo3 hu2 / huo hu / huohu | |
| 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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