狡兔三窟 jiǎo tù sān kū
jiǎo tù sān kū
set phrase
a crafty rabbit with three burrows
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: A sly individual has a fall back plan (CC-CEDICT '狡兔三窟'; Guoyu '狡兔三窟'; Mathews 1931 '狡兔三窟', p. 97)
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- Chapter 3: An Admonition for Conducting Oneself with Integrity - Extricating Yourself from a Predicament 卷三 處事箴言 ■脫困 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》 — count: 2
- Chapter 2: Thinking about Positioning for Advantage - A Smart Rabbit has Three Holes 卷二 往好處想 ■狡兔有三窟 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 2
- The Thought Process 思想一二三 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 1
- The Meaning of the Twelve Animals of the Terrestrial Branches 生肖的意義 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 3 - Not Bearing a Purpose in Coming West 星雲日記３～不負西來意 不負西來意(1990/1/16~1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1