狡兔三窟

jiǎo tù sān kū

Dictionary entry

lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows

What does 狡兔三窟 mean?

狡兔三窟 (jiǎo tù sān kū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows

2a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)

Character breakdown

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狡jiǎocrafty · cunning 兔tùvariant of 兔[tu4]三Sānsurname San 窟kūcave · hole

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