狡兔三窟 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
• a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on

Character by character

• 狡jiǎocunning, deceitful, treacherous
• 兔tùrabbit, hare
• 三sānthree
• 窟kūhole, cave; cellar; underground

Idioms sharing a character

• 兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi
• 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng
• 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù
• 东兔西乌 dōng tù xī wū
• 一唱三叹 yī chàng sān tàn
• 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū
• 一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn
• 三下两下 sān xià liǎng xià
• 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ

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