hồ li
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 狐狸 (“fox”), shortened from Chinese 狐狸精 (hồ li tinh, “huli jing”, literally “fox spirit”). The most well-known of this kind is a fictitious counterpart of Daji, a female one that allured King Zhou of Shang into a reign of cruelty.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˨˩ li˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [how˦˩ lɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [how˨˩ lɪj˧˧]