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See also: 野狐禪

For pronunciation and definitions of 野狐禅 – see 野狐禪. (This term, 野狐禅, is the simplified form of 野狐禪.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

野狐禅 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 野狐禪, hiragana やこぜん, romaji yakozen)

(Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9