九尾狐 jiǔ wěi hú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ gau2 mei5 wu4
- nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
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九
- 九份 Jiǔ fèn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ gau2 fan6 Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
- 九价 九價 jiǔ jià ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gau2 gaa3 (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV九价HPV疫苗)
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 九卿 jiǔ qīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gau2 hing1 the nine top officials (in imperial China)
- 九原 Jiǔ yuán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ gau2 jyun4 see 九原区
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- 九台 Jiǔ tái ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞˊ gau2 toi4 see 九台区
- 九天 jiǔ tiān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 tin1 the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 九如 Jiǔ rú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ gau2 jyu4 Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 九孔 jiǔ kǒng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ gau2 hung2 abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 九州 Jiǔ zhōu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ gau2 zau1 division of China during earliest dynasties
- 九巴 Jiǔ bā ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ gau2 baa1 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)
- 九成 jiǔ chéng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ gau2 sing4 nine-tenths
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 九月 Jiǔ yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 jyut6 September
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4 the nine springs
- 九流 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家
- 九渊 九淵 jiǔ yuān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢ gau2 jyun1 abyss
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
尾
- 尾巴 wěi ba ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ mei5 baa1 tail
- 尾气 尾氣 wěi qì ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˋ mei5 hei3 exhaust; emissions
- 尾声 尾聲 wěi shēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄥ mei5 sing1 coda
- 结尾 結尾 jié wěi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄟˇ git3 mei5 ending
- 追尾 zhuī wěi ㄓㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ zeoi1 mei5 to tailgate
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- 交尾 jiāo wěi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄟˇ gaau1 mei5 to copulate (of animals)
- 字尾 zì wěi ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˇ zi6 mei5 suffix
- 尾子 wěi zi ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ mei5 zi2 tail
- 尾击 尾擊 wěi jī ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧ mei5 gik1 attack from the rear
- 尾数 尾數 wěi shù ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨˋ mei5 sou3 remainder (after rounding a number)
- 尾期 wěi qī ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧ mei5 kei4 final period
- 尾梢 wěi shāo ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ mei5 saau1 the tip
- 尾椎 wěi zhuī ㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄟ mei5 zeoi1 coccyx
- 尾欠 wěi qiàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ mei5 him3 balance due
- 尾款 wěi kuǎn ㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ mei5 fun2 balance (money remaining due)
- 尾水 wěi shuǐ ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mei5 seoi2 tailwater
- 尾流 wěi liú ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ mei5 lau4 wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
- 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄥ mei5 dang1 tail light (on vehicle)
- 尾牙 wěi yá ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ mei5 ngaa4 a year-end dinner for employees
- 尾班 wěi bān ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄢ mei5 baan1 last service (of train, bus, boat etc)
狐
- 狐疑 hú yí ㄏㄨˊ ㄧˊ wu4 ji4 to doubt; to suspect
- 令狐 Líng hú ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ling6 wu4 old place name (in present-day Linyi County 临猗县, Shanxi)
- 搜狐 Sōu hú ㄙㄡ ㄏㄨˊ sau2 wu4 Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
- 火狐 Huǒ hú ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨˊ fo2 wu4 Firefox (web browser)
- 火狐 huǒ hú ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨˊ fo2 wu4 red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
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- 狐女 hú nǚ ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄩˇ wu4 neoi5 fox lady
- 狐狸 hú li ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ wu4 lei2 fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person
- 狐猴 hú hóu ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄡˊ wu4 hau4 lemur
- 狐獴 hú měng ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄥˇ wu4 mung4 meerkat
- 狐臭 hú chòu ㄏㄨˊ ㄔㄡˋ wu4 cau3 body odor
- 狐蝠 hú fú ㄏㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ wu4 fuk1 flying fox; fruit bat (genus Pteropus)
- 玄狐 xuán hú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ jyun4 wu4 silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
- 白狐 bái hú ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˊ baak6 wu4 arctic fox
- 赤狐 chì hú ㄔˋ ㄏㄨˊ cek3 wu4 red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- 银狐 銀狐 yín hú ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨˊ ngan4 wu4 silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
- 北极狐 北極狐 běi jí hú ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ bak1 gik6 wu4 arctic fox
- 搜狐网 搜狐網 Sōu hú Wǎng ㄙㄡ ㄏㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ sau2 wu4 mong5 Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
- 狐步舞 hú bù wǔ ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˇ wu4 bou6 mou5 fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)
- 狐狸座 Hú li zuò ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄗㄨㄛˋ wu4 lei4 zo6 (astronomy) Vulpecula
- 狐狸精 hú li jīng ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ wu4 lei4 zing1 fox-spirit
Idioms with these characters
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 九天揽月 九天攬月 jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6 (idiom) to reach for the stars
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- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 龙生九子 龍生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄗˇ lung4 sang1 gau2 zi2 lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
- 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí ㄙㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- 跋胡疐尾 bá hú zhì wěi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˇ (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ cong4 tau4 lou6 mei5 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
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- 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ gau2 mei5 zuk6 diu1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
- 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ wu4 lei4 mei5 baa1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
- 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄥ fu2 mei5 ceon1 bing1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- 街头巷尾 街頭巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄟˇ gaai1 tau4 hong6 mei5 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ lung4 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
- 篝火狐鸣 篝火狐鳴 gōu huǒ hú míng ㄍㄡ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau1 fo2 wu4 ming4 to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
- 狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu ㄏㄨˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄡˇ wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
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- 狐群狗党 狐群狗黨 hú qún gǒu dǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄤˇ wu4 kwan4 gau2 dong2 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
- 兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi ㄊㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟ tou3 sei2 wu4 bei1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
- 与狐谋皮 與狐謀皮 yǔ hú móu pí ㄩˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ jyu5 wu4 mau4 pei4 (idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 与虎谋皮)