- 狐狸 húli foxfox; common name for several species of small to medium-sized canine mammals
- 海狸 hǎilí beaverbeaver; an older name for the [[河狸|河狸|he2 li2]]
- 狐狸精 húlijīng fox spiritA mythological creature in folklore capable of transforming into a beautiful woman to bewitch people; also referred to as a [[狐仙|狐仙|hu2 xian1]].
- 老狐狸 lǎohúli cunning personan old fox; a crafty or cunning person who is full of tricks
- 果子狸 guǒzilí masked palm civetA nocturnal mammal with a long body and white stripes on its face, found in forests throughout East and Southeast Asia; also known as the gem-faced civet.
- 狸猫 límāo leopard catthe leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis); also used generally for wild cats, civets, raccoon dogs, or tabby cats with striped markings
- 狐狸尾巴 húliwěiba to reveal one's true colorsliterally "fox's tail", referring to a visible sign of evil intentions or the evidence that reveals someone's bad nature
- 河狸 hélí beaverbeaver; a large semi-aquatic rodent known for building dams and highly valued for its fur and scent glands
- 海狸鼠 hǎilíshǔ coypua large semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, often farmed for its fur; also called a nutria
- 狸子 lízi leopard catthe leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- 狐狸座 húlizuò Vulpeculathe Vulpecula constellation
- 河狸鼠 hélíshǔ coypucoypu or nutria, a large semiaquatic rodent originally from South America with orange-colored incisors
- 以狸饵鼠 yǐlí'ěrshǔ to use ineffective measuresliterally meaning to use a cat as bait to catch a mouse; used to describe a method that is completely useless or bound to fail
- 沼狸 zhǎolí nutriaa large semi-aquatic rodent native to South America (Myocastor coypus), also known as the coypu
- 熊狸 xiónglí binturongbinturong or bearcat, a mammal native to South and Southeast Asia
- 狐狸狗 húligǒu spitzA general term for spitz-type dogs with thick fur, pointed ears, and curled tails, such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.
- 狸獭 lítà coypucoypu (Myocastor coypus), a large semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, also known as a nutria
- 狸藻 lízǎo bladderwortAny of various aquatic carnivorous plants with small bladder-like traps to catch insects; grows in water or wet soil.
- 玉面狸 yùmiànlí masked palm civetmasked palm civet (Paguma larvata), a small mammal native to East and Southeast Asia characterized by a white stripe on its face
- 穷鼠啮狸 qióngshǔnièlí a person at bay will fight backliterally meaning a cornered rat will bite a fox; used to describe how a person driven to desperation will put up a fierce fight.
- 花狸狐哨 huālihúshào gaudygaudy and garish in color or style; showy and lacking substance or worth
- 花面狸 huāmiànlí masked palm civetA palm civet characterized by a white stripe running from its nose to the back of its head; also known as a gem-faced civet
- 香狸 xiānglí civet catA small mammal similar to a large civet, also known as the [[灵猫|靈貓|ling2 mao1]]; it has gray-yellow or light brown fur with spots and stripes, lives in forests or grasslands, and is native to Southeast and South Asia.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH