狡兔三窟

Chinese

		crafty; cunning; sly	rabbit	three	cave; hole
simp. and trad. (狡兔三窟)		狡	兔	三	窟
Literally: “a crafty rabbit has three burrows”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎotùsānkū

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢㄎㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² tou³ saam¹ fat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎotùsānkū
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢㄎㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeautuhsanku
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰu⁵¹ sa̠n⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau² tou³ saam¹ fat¹
  - Yale: gáau tou sāam fāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² tou³ saam¹ fat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao² tou³ sam¹ fed¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːu̯³⁵ tʰou̯³³ sɑːm⁵⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

狡兔三窟

A sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on.

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