| "Hu Dagu" | |||
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| Short story by Pu Songling | |||
 Illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886) | |||
| Original title | 胡大姑 (Hu Dagu) | ||
| Translator | Sidney L. Sondergard (2008) | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
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| Published in | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Publication date | 1740 | ||
| Published in English | 2008 | ||
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"Hu Dagu" (Chinese: 胡大姑; pinyin: Hú Dàgū) is a short story by Pu Songling first published in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (first published 1740). The story follows a Shandong family that is terrorised by the title character—a malevolent fox spirit—who wishes to betroth the patriarch's son. Pu modelled the antagonist after a female latrine spirit worshipped in ancient Chinese folk religion.