Word information
Simplified狡兔三窟
Traditional狡兔三窟
Pinyinjiǎo tù sān kū
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Chinese word dictionary
狡兔三窟
jiǎo tù sān kū · lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
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