野狐

野狐

1. (literary or dialectal) fox

   • 無數野狐而鳴呼，不如一勇師子吼。 [MSC, trad.]
     无数野狐而鸣呼，不如一勇师子吼。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 308 CE, 竺法護 (Dharmarakṣa, translator), 《普曜經》 (Lalitavistara Sūtra)

     Wúshù yěhú ér mínghū, bùrú yī yǒng shīzi hǒu. [Pinyin]

     The barking of numerous foxes cannot compare to the roar of a mighty lion.

2. Short for 野狐禪／野狐禅 (yěhúchán, “heresy”).

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) や​こ [yáꜜkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ja̠ko̞]

野狐 (hiragana やこ, rōmaji yako)

1. a wild fox
2. a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people
3. (Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have

Compound of 野 (no, “field; wilderness”) +‎ 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).[2] The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) のぎ​つね [nògíꜜtsùnè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [no̞ɡʲit͡sɨᵝne̞]

野狐 (hiragana のぎつね, rōmaji nogitsune)

1. a wild fox
2. a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people