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篝火狐鸣

gōu huǒ hú míngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion / an uprising is afoot (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-558f7ffe38ce9a1e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

篝火狐鳴 篝火狐鸣 [gou1 huo3 hu2 ming2] /to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion/an uprising is afoot (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 篝火狐鳴

  • 篝
    gōu

    bamboo frame for drying clothes / bamboo cage

  • 火
    huǒ

    fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

    Huǒ

    surname Huo

  • 狐
    hú

    fox

  • 鸣
    míng

    to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

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