狡こう兎と三さん窟くつ

noun

a crafty person prepares multiple escape routes; a wise man keeps options open

A yojijukugo meaning a shrewd person always has backup plans or escape routes. Literally 'a crafty rabbit has three burrows'. Used to describe someone who is very good at avoiding danger by preparing multiple options.

• 彼かれは狡こう兎と三さん窟くつのたとえ通どおり、常つねに複ふく数すうの逃にげ道みちを用よう意いしている。

  True to the saying 'a crafty rabbit has three burrows,' he always prepares multiple escape routes.