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Hồ Ly Tinh
Hồ ly tinh ( vi-hantu, 狐狸精, link=no) also known as Hồ tiên (狐仙), Hồ ly (狐狸), Hồ tinh (狐精), Hồ yêu (狐妖), Yêu hồ (妖狐) or Cáo tinh (Chữ Nôm: 𤞺精). Vietnamese nine-tailed fox do not have a specific personality, some stories tell about them harming people but along with them are stories about them helping people. According to a quite famous version, hồ ly tinh are fox that has the ability to cultivate to be able to transform and have magic, if they practice for a hundred years, then they will have three tails and are called ''Yêu hồ'' or ''Tam vĩ yêu hồ'' (Three-tails demon fox), cultivate until after 1000 years, it changed to ''Lục vĩ ma hồ'' (Six-tailed ghost fox). And so on when he reached the realm of 9-tails, ''Cửu vĩ hồ'' or ''Cửu vĩ thiên hồ'' (Nine-tailed celestial fox) they can turn into humans each tail is a life of them. To kill a fox, you must cut off its tail first. Some famous legends In the bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chữ Nôm
Chữ Nôm (, ; ) is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. It uses Chinese characters (''Chữ Hán'') to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represented by new characters created using a variety of methods, including phono-semantic compounds. This composite script was therefore highly complex, and was accessible only to the small proportion of the Vietnamese population who had mastered written Chinese. Although formal writing in Vietnam was done in classical Chinese until the early 20th century (except for two brief interludes), chữ Nôm was widely used between the 15th and 19th centuries by the Vietnamese cultured elite for popular works in the vernacular, many in verse. One of the best-known pieces of Vietnamese literature, ''The Tale of Kiều'', was written in chữ Nôm by Nguyễn Du. The Vietnamese alphabet created by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, with the earliest known usage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vũ Trung Tùy Bút
Vũ or Võ ( 武 or rarely 禹) is a common Vietnamese surname. Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north, while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south (from Quảng Bình Province to the south). The latinized vũ has a noun meaning of "feather", and as a verb refers to the act of dancing, while the latinized võ has a very different meaning, referring to military service, the art of fighting, wrestling or judo. ''Vũ'' might also be derived from 雨, meaning rain. Academia *Tuan Vo-Dinh (Võ Đình Tuấn) - Vietnamese biochemist, b. 1948 * Võ Tòng Xuân - Vietnamese former university administrator, also known as Dr. Rice, b. 1940 Arts and Entertainment *Võ Hoàng Yến – Vietnamese supermodel, b. 1988 *Tom Vu – Vietnamese-American poker player and former infomercial star, b. 1957 Military *Võ Tánh – Vietnamese 18th century military commander, d. 1801 * Võ Nguyên Giáp – Vietnamese 20th century military commander, d. 2013 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Việt điện U Linh Tập
The Vietnamese people ( vi, người Việt, lit=Viet people) or Kinh people ( vi, người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Dongxing, Guangxi, Southern China (Jing Islands, Dongxing, Guangxi). The native language is Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, the most widely spoken Austroasiatic language. Vietnamese Kinh people account for just over 85.32% of the population of Vietnam in the 2019 census, and are officially known as Kinh people () to distinguish them from the other ethnic groups in Vietnam, minority groups residing in the country such as the Hmong people, Hmong, Chams, Cham, or Muong people, Mường. The Vietnamese are one of the four main groups of Vietic languages, Vietic speakers in Vietnam, the others being the Muong people, Mường, Thổ people, Thổ, and Chứt people. They are related to the Gin people, Gin people, a Vietnamese ethnic group in China. Terminology According to Churchman (2010), all endonyms and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumiho
A kumiho or gumiho (, literally "nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales on East Asia and legends of Korea. It is similar to the Chinese and the Japanese . It can freely transform, among other things, into a beautiful woman often set out to seduce boys, and eat their liver or heart (depending on the legend). There are numerous tales in which the appears, several of which can be found in the encyclopedic ''Compendium of Korean Oral Literature'' (). Mythology The old Chinese text Classic of Mountains and Seas, the earliest record to document the nine-tailed fox, mentioned that the fox with nine tails came from and lived in the country called Qingqiu (靑丘) three hundreds miles east, the term meaning "green hill" interpreted as the country or region of the east and was later historically used to refer to the region of Korea at least since the era during the Three Kingdoms of Korea. However, the name of Gojoseon (called Joseon in the record), the Korean ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitsune
In Japanese folklore, , are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to ''yōkai'' folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form. While some folktales speak of employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, and lovers. Foxes and humans lived close together in ancient Japan; this companionship gave rise to legends about the creatures. have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto or spirit, and serve as its messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a has—they may have as many as nine—the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Because of their potential power and influence, some people make sacrifices to them as to a deity. Conversely foxes were often seen as " witch animals", especially during the Edo period (1603–1867), and were thought of as goblins who could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huli Jing
Huli jing () are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. In Chinese mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meanings, powers, characteristics, and shapes, including ''huxian'' (), ''hushen'' (), ''husheng'' (), ''huwang'' (), ''huyao'' (), and ''jiuweihu'' (). Fox spirits and nine-tailed foxes appear frequently in Chinese folklore, literature, and mythology. Depending on the story, the fox spirit's presence may be a good or a bad omen. The motif of nine-tailed foxes from Chinese culture was eventually transmitted and introduced to Japanese and Korean cultures. Descriptions The nine-tailed fox occurs in the ''Shanhaijing'' (''Classic of Mountains and Seas''), compiled from the Warring States period to the Western Han period (circa fourth to circa first century BC). The work states: In chapter 14 of the ''Shanhaijing'', Guo Pu, a scholar of the Eastern Jin dynasty, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khánh Hòa Province
KH may refer to: Places * Cambodia (Kampuchea, Kambuja, ''Srok Khmer''), a sovereign state with ISO 3166-2 alpha code KH ** .kh, the Internet country code top-level domain for Cambodia * Kutná Hora District, Czech Republic (vehicle plate code) * Kyustendil, Bulgaria (vehicle plate code) * Bad Kreuznach, Germany (vehicle plate code) * Borehamwood, Great Britain (vehicle plate code) * Evrytania, Greece (vehicle plate code) Science and technology * KH (hardness), a measure of the hardness of water (calcium carbonate concentration) * ''Kh'' factor, a constant used in electrical metering * Henry's law, constant (KH, in thermodynamics * Kelvin–Helmholtz instability, a phenomenon of fluid mechanics * Key Hole (KH), series of imaging satellites used by various United States agencies * Khornerstone, a computer benchmark used in periodicals such as ''UNIX Review'' * Kurepa hypothesis, in mathematical set theory * Potassium hydride, chemical formula KH * Missiles etc. designated Kh- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đà Nẵng
Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one of Vietnam's most important port cities. As one of the country's five direct-controlled municipalities, it falls under the administration of the central government. Da Nang is the commercial and educational centre of Central Vietnam and is the largest city in the region. It has a well-sheltered, easily accessible port, and its location on National Route 1 and the North–South Railway makes it a transport hub. It is within of several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Imperial City of Huế, the Old Town of Hội An, and the Mỹ Sơn ruins. The city was known as during early Đại Việt settlement, and as (or ''Turon'') during French colonial rule. Before 1997, the city was part of Quang Nam - Da Nang Province. On 1 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phạm Đình Hổ
Phạm is the fourth most common Vietnamese family name from , which may be rendered as ''Fan'' in Chinese or ''Beom'' (범) in Korean. It is not to be confused with Phan (潘), another Vietnamese surname. Origin Phạm is the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chữ Hán (fàn 'plants, grass' or 'models, limits, pattern'). Frequency Phạm is a very prevalent last name in Vietnam. Among the global ethnic Vietnamese population, it is the fifth-most common name, accounting for 5% of the approximately 75 million people. It is also quite common in the United States, shared by around 82,000 citizens. It is the 951st most common surname in France and the 455th most common in Australia. People Notable people with the surname Phạm include: ;Science *Phạm Tuân, first Vietnamese cosmonaut *Frédéric Pham, Vietnamese French mathematician (ref. Brieskorn–Pham manifold) * Kathy Pham, computer scientist * Phạm Đình Hổ - inventor of Vietnamese Chinese Characters Chữ Nô ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine-tailed Fox
The nine-tailed fox () is a mythical fox entity originating from Chinese mythology that is a common motif in East Asian mythology and the most famous fox spirit in Chinese culture. In Chinese and East Asian folklore, foxes are depicted as spirits possessed of magic powers. These foxes are often depicted as mischievous, usually tricking other people, with the ability to Human guise, disguise themselves as a beautiful woman. The Nine-tailed fox is sometimes compared to the Werewolf in the European folklore Origin The earliest mention of nine-tailed fox is the ''Shanhaijing'' (''Classic of Mountains and Seas''), compiled from the Warring States period (475 BC–221 BC) to the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD; 25 AD –220 AD) period. The work states: In chapter 14 of the ''Shanhaijing'', Guo Pu had commented that the nine-tailed fox was an auspicious omen that appeared during times of peace. However, in chapter 1, another aspect of the nine-tailed fox is described: In one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lê Thái Tổ
Le is a romanization of several rare East Asian surnames and a common Vietnamese surname. It is a fairly common surname in the United States, ranked 975th during the 1990 census and 368th during the 2000 census. In 2000, it was the eighth-most-common surname among America's Asian and Pacific Islander population, predominantly from its Vietnamese use. It was also reported among the top 200 surnames in Ontario, Canada, based on a survey of that province's Registered Persons Database of Canadian health card recipients as of the year 2000. Origins of surname Vietnamese * Lê is a Vietnamese surname written in Hán-Nôm. It is pronounced in the Hanoi dialect and in the Saigon dialect. It is usually pronounced in English, with it being mistaken for another surname, with similar spelling, Lý. Chinese Mandarin * Le is the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname (written 乐 in Simplified Chinese characters and 樂 in Traditional Chinese characters); it is Lok in Cantonese. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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