狡兔三窟 [－－－－]

Jyutping gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1
Pinyin jiǎo tù sān kū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
  2. a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    藏身​、​避​禍​嘅​地​點​或者​方法​多
    to burrow oneself in secret hideouts; literally: a cunning rabbit has three caves
    • 嗰個大老千居無定所，狡兔三窟，分分鐘已經匿埋喺另一個私竇度，逃過追捕。
      𠮶个大老千居无定所，狡兔三窟，分分钟已经匿埋喺另一个私窦度，逃过追捕。
      go2 go3 daai6 lou5 cin1 geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2, gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1, fan1 fan1 zung1 ji5 ging1 nei1 maai4 hai2 ling6 jat1 go3 si1 dau3 dou6, tou4 gwo3 zeoi3 bou6.
      That fraudster never stays in the same place and has a lot of hideouts. He has probably gone to another location to avoid arrest.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    a crafty person has more than one hideout; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    狡兔三窟。
    狡兔三窟。
    jiǎo tù sān kū 。
    • A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.
    • A shrewd hare keeps three burrows.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    狡兔三窟
    狡兔三窟
    • cunning rabbit has three caves
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶个大老千居无定所，狡兔三窟，分分钟已经匿埋喺另一个私窦度，逃过追捕。
    嗰個大老千居無定所，狡兔三窟，分分鐘已經匿埋喺另一個私竇度，逃過追捕。
    go2 go3 daai6 lou5 cin1 geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2, gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1, fan1 fan1 zung1 ji5 ging1 nei1 maai4 hai2 ling6 jat1 go3 si1 dau3 dou6, tou4 gwo3 zeoi3 bou6.
    • That fraudster never stays in the same place and has a lot of hideouts. He has probably gone to another location to avoid arrest.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    狡兔三窟
    狡兔三窟
    jiǎo tù sān kū
    • a crafty person has more than one hideout (literally, “a crafty rabbit has three burrows”)