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狡兔三窟

jiǎotùsānkū

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ

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

狡兔三窟。

jiǎotùsānkū

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

Keep 狡兔三窟 and it comes back until you know it.

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