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

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

(Chinese mythology) nine-tailed fox

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲɨːbʲiko̞]

Noun

九(きゅう)尾(び)狐(こ) • (kyūbiko)

(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)

hanja form^? of 구미호 (“nine-tailed fox”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
九	尾	狐

Noun

九尾狐

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