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-or- The crafty rabbit has three different entrances to its lair
狡兔三窟 speaks to the cunning character of a sly rabbit. Such a rabbit will not have just one hole but rather a few entrances and exits from his liar.
About 2,250 years ago, a rich man told his assistant to go and buy something wonderful that he did not yet possess. He was a man that already had everything, so the assistant went to a local village that owed a great deal of money to the rich man. The assistant told the village elders that all debts were forgiven. All the villagers rejoiced and praised the rich man's name. The assistant returned to the rich man and told him he had purchased “benevolence” for him. The rich man was mildly amused but perhaps slightly confused by the action.
Sometime later, the rich man fell from the favor of the Emperor and was wiped out without a penny to his name. One day he was walking aimlessly and stumbled into the village where the debts had been forgiven. The villagers recognized the man and welcomed him with open arms, clothed, fed him, and gave him a place to live.
Without trying, the man had become like the sly and cunning rabbit. When his exit was blocked, he had another hole to emerge from - and was reborn. This story and idiom come from a book titled “The Amendment” - it's unclear whether this man actually existed or not. But the book did propel this idiom into common use in China.
Still today, this idiom about the rabbit is used in China when suggesting “backup plans,” alternate methods, and anyone with a good escape plan.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
直る see styles |
naoru なおる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed; (v5r,vi) (2) to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be restored; to improve; to rally; to come right; (v5r,vi) (3) to be corrected; to get put right; to be rectified; (v5r,vi) (4) to come right; to cure (itself); to get cured; (v5r,vi) (5) to sit properly; (v5r,vi) (6) to be promoted; to rise; (v5r,vi) (7) to have one's crimes forgiven |
篇聚 see styles |
piān jù pian1 ju4 p`ien chü pien chü hen ju |
Two divisions of wrong-doing, one called the 五篇 five pian, the other the six and seven ju. The five pian are: (1) pārājika, v. 波, sins demanding expulsion from the order; (2) saṅghāvaśeṣa, v. 僧, sins verging on expulsion, which demand confession before and absolution by the assembly; (3) ? prāyaścitta, v. 波逸, sins deserving hell which may be forgiven; (4) pratideśanīya, v. 波羅 and 提舍, sins which must be confessed; (5) duṣkṛta, v. 突, light sins, errors, or faults. The six ju are the five above with sthūlātyaya, v. 偸, associated with the third, implying thought not developed in action. The seven ju are the above with the division of the fifth into two, action and speech. There are further divisions of eight and nine. |
除罪 see styles |
chú zuì chu2 zui4 ch`u tsui chu tsui jozai |
to pardon to be forgiven |
一筆勾 一笔勾 see styles |
yī bǐ gōu yi1 bi3 gou1 i pi kou ippitsu ku |
(一筆勾銷) "Crossed out' with a stroke of the pen; expunged; forgiven. |
尼薩耆波逸提 尼萨耆波逸提 see styles |
ní sà qí bō yì tí ni2 sa4 qi2 bo1 yi4 ti2 ni sa ch`i po i t`i ni sa chi po i ti nisatsugi haitsudai |
Naiḥsargika-prāyaścittika, intp. by 捨 and 墮, the sin in the former case being forgiven on confession and restoration being made, in the latter being not forgiven because of refusal to confess and restore. Cf. 二百五十戒. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Please Forgive Me | 請原諒 请原谅 | qíng yuán liàng qing2 yuan2 liang4 qing yuan liang qingyuanliang | ch`ing yüan liang chingyüanliang ching yüan liang |
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Please Forgive Me | お許しを | oyurushi wo oyurushiwo | ||
God Forgive Me | 神様お許しを | kami sama o yuru shi wo kamisamaoyurushiwo | ||
A sly rabbit has three openings to its den | 狡兔三窟 | jiǎo tù sān kū jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1 jiao tu san ku jiaotusanku | chiao t`u san k`u chiaotusanku chiao tu san ku |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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