狡兔三窟 (gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1) — a wily hare has three burrows in Cantonese

gaauˊ²tou˗₃saamˉ¹fatˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1

Meaning of 狡兔三窟

nouna wily hare has three burrows
nounthere should be more than one plan to fall back on; a crafty person has more than one hideout

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