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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).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 狐 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
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. |
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 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 |
人狐 see styles |
hitogitsune; ninko ひとぎつね; にんこ |
fox spirit that possesses people (typical of the Chūgoku region) |
令狐 see styles |
líng hú ling2 hu2 ling hu |
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); two-character surname Linghu |
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 |
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 |
悪狐 see styles |
akko あっこ |
(in mythology) bad fox |
搜狐 see styles |
sōu hú sou1 hu2 sou hu |
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company |
東狐 see styles |
totsuko とつこ |
(place-name) Totsuko |
桃狐 see styles |
momoko ももこ |
(female given name) Momoko |
狐井 see styles |
koi こい |
(surname) Koi |
狐原 see styles |
kitsunebara きつねばら |
(place-name) Kitsunebara |
狐台 see styles |
kitsunedai きつねだい |
(place-name) Kitsunedai |
狐地 see styles |
kitsuneji きつねじ |
(place-name) Kitsuneji |
狐坂 see styles |
kitsunezaka きつねざか |
(surname) Kitsunezaka |
狐堂 see styles |
kitsunedou / kitsunedo きつねどう |
(place-name) Kitsunedou |
狐塚 see styles |
kitsunezuka きつねづか |
foxhole; fox mound; fox earth; (surname) Kozuka |
狐墳 see styles |
kozuka こづか |
(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 |
狐子 see styles |
koko ここ |
(female given name) Koko |
狐山 see styles |
kitsuneyama きつねやま |
(place-name) Kitsuneyama |
狐岩 see styles |
kitsuneiwa / kitsunewa きつねいわ |
(place-name) Kitsuneiwa |
狐峠 see styles |
kitsunetao きつねたお |
(personal name) Kitsunetao |
狐峯 see styles |
kitsunemine きつねみね |
(place-name) Kitsunemine |
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 | |
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 | |
Kokkuri | 狐狗狸 | kokkuri / kokuri kokuri / kokuri | ||
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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There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
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