九尾狐

Chinese

		nine	tail	fox
trad. (九尾狐)		九	尾	狐
simp. #(九尾狐)		九	尾	狐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔwěihú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² mei⁵ wu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔwěihú [Phonetic: jiúwěihú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuwěihú
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-wei³-hu²
    • Yale: jyǒu-wěi-hú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouwoeihwu
    • Palladius: цзювэйху (czjuvɛjxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² mei⁵ wu⁴
    • Yale: gáu méih wùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² mei⁵ wu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² méi⁵ wu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ wuː²¹/

Noun

九尾狐

1. (Chinese mythology) nine-tailed fox

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	尾	狐
きゅう Grade: 1	び Grade: S	こ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 九尾狐 (MC kjuwX mj+jX hu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːbʲiko̞]

Noun

九(きゅう)尾(び)狐(こ) • (kyūbiko) 

1. (mythology) nine-tailed fox

Synonyms

• 九尾(きゅうび)の狐(きつね) (kyūbi no kitsune)

Korean

Hanja in this term
九	尾	狐

Noun

九尾狐 • (gumiho) (hangeul 구미호)

1. Hanja form^? of 구미호 (“nine-tailed fox”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
九	尾	狐

Noun

九尾狐

1. chữ Hán form of cửu vĩ hồ (“nine-tailed fox”).