Original TextClassical Source
青丘之山，有兽焉，其状如狐而九尾，其音如婴儿，能食人，食者不蛊。
— 《南山经》
狐In Plain WordsVernacular
青丘山中有兽形如狐而生九条尾巴，叫声如婴儿啼哭，能吃人；食其肉者可不受蛊毒之害。后世渐演为祥瑞与魅惑的双面象征。
A nine-tailed fox of Green Hills whose cry mimics an infant. It devours people, yet eating its flesh wards off poison — later remembered as both omen of peace and seductress.