狡兔三窟
jiǎo​tù​sān​kū

to have many backup plans

  • created sense approved 狡兔三窟 · jiǎo​tù​sān​kū · to have many backup plans — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狡兔三窟

    jiǎo​tù​sān​kū

    to have many backup plans

    literally 'a crafty rabbit has three burrows'; describes taking elaborate precautions or having multiple hiding places for self-preservation

    狡兔 (literal) → 狡兔 · jiǎo​tù · crafty hare 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 窟 (bound) → 窟 · kū · cave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense