赤狐
Chinese
red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
fox | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (赤狐) | 赤 | 狐 | |
| simp. #(赤狐) | 赤 | 狐 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chìhú
- Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄏㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chìhhú
- Wade–Giles: chʻih4-hu2
- Yale: chr̀-hú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhhwu
- Palladius: чиху (čixu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ xu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
赤狐
- red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
Synonyms
- 火狐 (huǒhú)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 狐 |
| あか Grade: 1 |
きつね > ぎつね Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 赤 (aka, “red”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune reading for 狐 changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
赤狐 or 赤狐 • (akagitsune)
- a red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hyponyms
- ギンギツネ (gingitsune, “silver fox”)
- キタキツネ (kitakitsune, “Vulpes vulpes schrencki”)
- ホンドギツネ (hondogitsune, “Vulpes vulpes japonica”)