狐狸

húli
  1. fox
  2. fig. sly and treacherous person

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) sly person; treacherous person (Classifier: 個／个 m; 隻／只 c mn)
  2. fox (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn)
  3. sly person; treacherous person (Classifier: 個／个 m; 隻／只 c mn)

Wiktionary

  1. 本指狐和狸两种动物，后多专指狐。
  2. 狐狸生性狡猾多疑，故多用来比喻狡诈而作恶多端的坏人。

重編國語辭典

  1. 奸佞狡猾的坏人
  2. 犬科食肉动物（Vulpes），毛长，耳尖，似体型中等，尾巴蓬鬆的狗
  3. 花招，狡猾的手段

維基詞典

Examples

狐狸很可爱！

Foxes are so adorable!

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狐狸吃母鸡。

Foxes eat hens.

Source: Tatoeba

狐狸是野生动物。

Foxes are wild animals.

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狐狸是一种野生动物。

A fox is a wild animal.

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白兔的耳朵比狐狸长。

The ears of a rabbit are longer than those of a fox.

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Entry Composition

1 狐 hú fox
=2 狸 lí
  1. raccoon dog
  2. fox-like animal
=2 狸 lí variant of 狸 lí

Containing this entry

狐狸尾巴 húliwěiba
  1. lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. to reveal one's evil nature
  3. evidence that reveals the villain
狐狸座 Húlizuò Vulpecula (constellation)
狐狸精 húlijīng
  1. fox-spirit
  2. vixen
  3. witch
  4. enchantress
老狐狸 lǎohúli
  1. old fox
  2. fig. cunning person

Related entries

狐 hú fox