粵

狡gaau2兔tou3三saam1窟fat1

gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1jiǎo tù sān kū

English

  1. lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
  2. a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
  3. to burrow oneself in secret hideouts; literally: a cunning rabbit has three caves

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 藏身、避禍嘅地點或者方法多

Examples

  • 狡兔三窟。

    A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 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。

    That fraudster never stays in the same place and has a lot of hideouts. He has probably gone to another location to avoid arrest.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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