hồ li

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === hồ ly === Etymology === 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 === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˨˩ li˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [how˦˩ lɪj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩ lɪj˧˧] === Noun === (classifier con) hồ li (Chinese mythology) a type of fox yaoguai that disguises as a human; a fox in human's clothing (rare, derogatory) a mistress ==== Synonyms ==== (type of fox yaoguai): hồ li tinh, hồ tiên, hồ tinh, hồ yêu, yêu hồ, cáo chín đuôi, cáo tinh