狡兔三窟

gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1

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

Meanings

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

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