Definition
noun
foxsly or crafty person (figurative)
Easily confused
- 护理hù lǐsound-aliketo nurse (a patient or someone who is ill)
Examples
- 狐狸。Wǒ zài sēnlín lǐ kàn dào yì zhī hú li.I saw a fox in the forest.
- ,。Nà gè shāngrén shì gè lǎo hú li, dàjiā dōu bú xìnrèn tā.That merchant is an old fox; nobody trusts him.
- ,狐狸。Zhè gè gùshì lǐ, hú li dàibiǎo jiǎohuá de rén.In this story, the fox represents a cunning person.
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