狡兔三窟 in English jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a crafty rabbit has three burrows
  • a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiomatic expression)

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Pinyin

jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

jiao3crafty tu4variant of 兔[tu4] san1surname San ku1cave