"狡兔三窟" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "^馮 ^諼 曰；「狡 兔 有 三 窟，僅 得 免 其 死 耳。今 君 有 一 窟，未 得 高枕 而 臥 也。請 為 君 復 鑿 二 窟。」",
        "2": "Feng Xuan said, \"A crafty rabbit has three burrows, but even so it barely manages to escape death. As of now, my lord has one burrow. You cannot yet lie down on a pile of pillows and sleep. Please allow me to dig the two other burrows for you, my lord.\"",
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      "expansion": "馮諼曰；「狡兔有三窟，僅得免其死耳。今君有一窟，未得高枕而臥也。請為君復鑿二窟。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]冯谖曰；「狡兔有三窟，仅得免其死耳。今君有一窟，未得高枕而卧也。请为君复凿二窟。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nFéng Xuān yuē; “jiǎo tù yǒu sān kū, jǐn dé miǎn qí sǐ ěr. Jīn jūn yǒu yī kū, wèi dé gāozhěn ér wò yě. Qǐng wèi jūn fù záo èr kū.” [Pinyin]\nFeng Xuan said, \"A crafty rabbit has three burrows, but even so it barely manages to escape death. As of now, my lord has one burrow. You cannot yet lie down on a pile of pillows and sleep. Please allow me to dig the two other burrows for you, my lord.\"",
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  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Strategies of the Warring States, completed in the second century BC, as part of advice given by a retainer named Feng Xuan to his master Lord Mengchang (died 279 BC):\n馮諼曰；「狡兔有三窟，僅得免其死耳。今君有一窟，未得高枕而臥也。請為君復鑿二窟。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]冯谖曰；「狡兔有三窟，仅得免其死耳。今君有一窟，未得高枕而卧也。请为君复凿二窟。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nFéng Xuān yuē; “jiǎo tù yǒu sān kū, jǐn dé miǎn qí sǐ ěr. Jīn jūn yǒu yī kū, wèi dé gāozhěn ér wò yě. Qǐng wèi jūn fù záo èr kū.” [Pinyin]\nFeng Xuan said, \"A crafty rabbit has three burrows, but even so it barely manages to escape death. As of now, my lord has one burrow. You cannot yet lie down on a pile of pillows and sleep. Please allow me to dig the two other burrows for you, my lord.\"",
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        "a crafty person has more than one hideout; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on"
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      "zh-pron": "gaau² tou³ saam¹ fat¹"
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      "zh-pron": "jiǎotùsanku"
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      "zh-pron": "цзяотусаньку"
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      "zh-pron": "czjaotusanʹku"
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      "zh-pron": "gáau tou sāam fāt"
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      "zh-pron": "gaau² tou³ saam¹ fat⁷"
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      "zh-pron": "gao² tou³ sam¹ fed¹"
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      "ipa": "/kaːu̯³⁵ tʰou̯³³ saːm⁵⁵ fɐt̚⁵/"
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        "2": "Feng Xuan said, \"A crafty rabbit has three burrows, but even so it barely manages to escape death. As of now, my lord has one burrow. You cannot yet lie down on a pile of pillows and sleep. Please allow me to dig the two other burrows for you, my lord.\"",
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      "zh-pron": "gaau² tou³ saam¹ fat⁷"
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