九尾狐 (jiǔ wěi) — nine-tailed fox (mythological creature); (figurative) a crafty and villainous person

Définition

A nine-tailed fox from Chinese myth, often portrayed as a shape-shifting spirit that seduces or bewitches people. Used figuratively to call someone a scheming, dangerous seductress.

noun
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)(figurative) a crafty and villainous person
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Exemples

  • 九尾狐
    《Shān hǎi jīng》 lǐ jì zǎi le yì zhǒng jiào zuò jiǔ wěi de shén shòu.
    The Classic of Mountains and Seas records a mythical beast called the nine-tailed fox.
  • 九尾狐
    Tā jiù xiàng yì zhī jiǔ wěi, yòng měi mào mí huò le hěn duō rén.
    She is like a nine-tailed fox, using her beauty to bewitch many people.
  • 九尾狐
    Zài xiǎo shuō lǐ, nà ge fǎn pài bèi xíng róng chéng jiǔ wěi.
    In the novel, that villain is described as a crafty nine-tailed fox.

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