- 狡兔三窟 jiǎotùsānkū to have many backup plansliterally 'a crafty rabbit has three burrows'; describes taking elaborate precautions or having multiple hiding places for self-preservation
- 狡兔死走狗烹 jiǎotùsǐzǒugǒupēng to discard someone after they have served their purposeLiterally "to boil the hound once it has caught the rabbit"; used as an idiom to describe getting rid of those who have accomplished a task once they are no longer needed.