狡兔三窟

jiǎo tù sān kū

Meaning

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

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Characters

狡jiǎocunning, deceitful, treacherous犭交兔tùrabbit, hare免丶三sānthree一二窟kūhole, cave; cellar; underground穴屈

Examples

狡兔三窟。

Jiǎo tù sān kū.

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.