# 野狐
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yěhú
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): je$^5$ wu$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yěhú
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yěhú
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^3$-hu$^2$
*** Yale: yě-hú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeehwu
*** Palladius: еху (jexu)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: je$^5$ wu$^4$
*** Yale: yéh wùh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: je$^5$ wu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yé$^5$ wu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛː¹³ wuː²¹/

### Noun

野狐
* (literary or dialectal) fox
** 308 CE, 竺法護 [Dharmarakṣa], transl., 《普曜經》 [Lalitavistara Sūtra]:
       Wúshù yěhú ér mínghū, bùrú yī yǒng shīzi hǒu. [Pinyin]
       The barking of numerous foxes cannot compare to the roar of a mighty lion.
* Short for 野狐禪／野狐禅 (yěhúchán, “heresy”).

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 狐 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 狐狸, 狐 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 狐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 狐狸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 狐狸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 狐狸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 狐狸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 狐狸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 狐狸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 狐子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 狐狸, 貔子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 貔子, 貔大狐子, 貔狐子, 狐狸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 狐狸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 狐狸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 狐狸, 貔虎子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 貔子, 狐狸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 臊貔子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 狐子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 狐子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 狐子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 狐狸, 狐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 毛狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 狐狸, 野狗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 狐子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 野狐兒, 狐狸, 沙狐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 狐狸子, 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 狐狸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 狐子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 狐狸, 狐子, 野狐子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 狐狸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 狐狸, 野狐子, 野狐 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 狐子, 野狐子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 狐子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 狐狸, 黑鷹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 狐狸, 毛狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 毛狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 狐狸, 毛狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 狐狸, 毛狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 毛狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 狐狸, 臭狐鹿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 狐狸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 狐狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 狐狸, 大仙 superstitious |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 狐狸, 狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 狐狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 狐狸, 狐溜子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 狐狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 狐狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 狐狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 狐狸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 狐狸, 毛狗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蜢狗 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 狐狸 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 狐狸 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 狐狸 |
| Gan | Pengze | 狐狸 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 狐兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 狐狸, 禾狸 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鋪狗 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 狐狸子, 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 狐狸, 狐狸仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 狐狸仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 狐狸 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 狐狸 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 狐狸 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 狐狸 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 狐子, 狐狸 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 狐子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 狐子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 狐子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 狐子 |
| Jin | Datong | 狐子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 狐子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 狐子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 狐狸 |
| Jin | Linhe | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Jin | Jining | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 狐子 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 狐子 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 狐子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 狐狸 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 狐狸 |
| Jin | Handan | 狐狸, 狐子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 狐哦 |
| Jin | Suide | 狐子 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 狐子, 狐狸 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 狐狸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 狐狸, 狐狸貓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 野貓 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 狐狸, 狸貓 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 狐狸, 狸貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 狐狸, 狸貓 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 狐狸仔 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Miaoli (Houlong) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 狸貓 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 狐狸嫲 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 狐狸 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 狐狸 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 狐狸 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 狐狸 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Danyang | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 狐狸, 大仙 superstitious |
| Wu | Ningbo | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 狐狸 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 狐狸 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 狐狸, 九尾子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 狐狸 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 狐狸精, 狐狸 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 狐狸 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 野狗 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 狐狸 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 狐狸 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 狐狸 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 狐狸仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 狐狸 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 狐狸 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 狐狸 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 狐狸 |

#### Derived terms

* 野狐外道
* 野狐嶺 / 野狐岭
* 野狐涎
* 野狐禪 / 野狐禅 (yěhúchán)
* 野狐精
* 野狐絲 / 野狐丝
* 野狐落

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 野 | 狐 |
| や Grade: 2 | こ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) やこ [yáꜜkò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ja̠ko̞]

#### Noun

野(や)狐(こ) • (yako)
* a wild fox
* a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people
* (Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have

##### Derived terms

* 野(や)狐(こ)禅(ぜん) (yakozen): someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have
* 野(や)狐(こ)憑(つ)き (yakotsuki): possession by a spirit fox; someone possessed by a spirit fox; a spirit fox who possesses people

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 野 | 狐 |
| の Grade: 2 | きつね > ぎつね Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi ||
Compound of 野 (no, “field; wilderness”) +‎ 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) のぎつね [nògíꜜtsùnè] (Nakadaka – [2])
* IPA: [no̞ɡʲit͡sɨne̞]

#### Noun

野(の)狐(ぎつね) • (nogitsune)
* a wild fox
* a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people

#### See also

* 野狐 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ja}$
* Yako (fox) [mythological] on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN