jiǎo tù sān kū

狡兔三窟 (jiǎo tù sān kū) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
  2. 2a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)

Characters in 狡兔三窟

狡jiǎo · crafty兔tù · rabbit三sān · three窟kū · cave

Related words

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