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A sly rabbit has three openings to its den
-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.
Rabbit / Hare
Year of the Rabbit / Zodiac Sign
兔 is the character for rabbit or hare in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the rabbit, you...
Are gentle and full of sympathy.
Love to help others.
Enjoy a quiet life.
Are a good worker.
Are, however, a bit of a pushover.
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Year Of The Water Rabbit
癸卯 is the designation for the 40th year of the 60-year or sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1903, 1963, or 2023.
This is the year of the Water Rabbit. The characters here designate the year in a special way, but do not literally mean water and rabbit.
The 60 year cycle has 5 elements and 12 animals. As each cycles every year, the math works out to 5 x 12 = 60.
Year of the Water Rabbit
1903 1963 2023
水兔年 means water rabbit year.
This happens to be the combination in the 60-year cycle for the year 2023, starting on Feb 4th, 2023.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
兔 see styles |
tù tu4 t`u tu to うさぎ |
More info & calligraphy: Rabbit / Hare(kana only) rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids) rabbit |
癸卯 see styles |
guǐ mǎo gui3 mao3 kuei mao mizunotou; kibou / mizunoto; kibo みずのとう; きぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Year Of The Water Rabbit(See 干支・1) Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1903, 1963, 2023) |
コニー see styles |
konii / koni コニー |
More info & calligraphy: Conny |
狡兔三窟 see styles |
jiǎo tù sān kū jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1 chiao t`u san k`u chiao tu san ku |
More info & calligraphy: A sly rabbit has three openings to its den |
兎 兔 see styles |
tù tu4 t`u tu rabitto らびっと |
variant of 兔[tu4] (kana only) rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids); (female given name) Rabitto śaśa; a rabbit; also a hare. The hare in the moon, hence 懷兎者 is the moon or śaśin. |
卯 see styles |
mǎo mao3 mao u(p); bou / u(p); bo う(P); ぼう |
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength (1) the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; (2) (See 卯の刻) hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); (3) (obsolete) east; (4) (obsolete) second month in the lunar calendar; (personal name) Bou |
嬔 see styles |
fù fu4 fu |
baby rabbit |
菟 see styles |
tù tu4 t`u tu usagi うさぎ |
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses); also called 菟絲子|菟丝子 (irregular kanji usage) (kana only) rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids); (personal name) Usagi |
㲋 see styles |
chuò chuo4 ch`o cho |
ancient name for an animal similar to rabbit but bigger |
一兎 see styles |
itto いっと |
(archaism) one rabbit |
丁卯 see styles |
dīng mǎo ding1 mao3 ting mao hinotou; teibou / hinoto; tebo ひのとう; ていぼう |
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047 (See 干支・1) Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047) |
乙卯 see styles |
yǐ mǎo yi3 mao3 i mao kinotou; itsubou; otsubou / kinoto; itsubo; otsubo きのとう; いつぼう; おつぼう |
fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035 (See 干支・1) Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035); (place-name) Otsubou |
假有 see styles |
jiǎ yǒu jia3 you3 chia yu ke-u |
The phenomenal, which in reality no more exists than turtle's hair or rabbit's horns. |
兎汁 see styles |
usagijiru うさぎじる |
{food} rabbit soup |
兎網 see styles |
usagiami うさぎあみ |
rabbit-catching net |
兎肉 see styles |
toniku とにく |
rabbit meat |
兎角 see styles |
tù jiǎo tu4 jiao3 t`u chiao tu chiao tokaku とかく |
(adv,adj-no,n,vs) (1) (kana only) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that; (2) (kana only) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become; (3) (kana only) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway; (4) (Buddhist term) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist) śaśa-viṣāṇa; śaśa-śṛṅga; a rabbit's horns, i.e. the non-existent; all phenomena are as unreal as a rabbit's horns. |
兔子 see styles |
tù zi tu4 zi5 t`u tzu tu tzu |
hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
兔年 see styles |
tù nián tu4 nian2 t`u nien tu nien |
Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011) |
兔角 see styles |
tù jué tu4 jue2 t`u chüeh tu chüeh to kaku |
horns on a rabbit |
卯兔 see styles |
mǎo tù mao3 tu4 mao t`u mao tu |
Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011) |
卯年 see styles |
usagidoshi; udoshi うさぎどし; うどし |
year of the hare; year of the rabbit |
啼兎 see styles |
nakiusagi なきうさぎ |
(kana only) pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae) |
嚙齒 啮齿 see styles |
niè chǐ nie4 chi3 nieh ch`ih nieh chih |
a rodent (rat, rabbit etc) |
家兎 see styles |
kato; ieusagi かと; いえうさぎ |
domestic rabbit; tame rabbit |
山兎 see styles |
yamausagi やまうさぎ |
mountain rabbit; mountain hare; (female given name) Yamato |
己卯 see styles |
jǐ mǎo ji3 mao3 chi mao tsuchinotou; kibou / tsuchinoto; kibo つちのとう; きぼう |
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059 (See 干支・1) Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059) |
指兎 see styles |
zhǐ tù zhi3 tu4 chih t`u chih tu shito |
idem 指月 To indicate the hare (in the moon). |
昔兎 see styles |
mukashiusagi; mukashiusagi むかしうさぎ; ムカシウサギ |
(kana only) paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares) |
月兎 see styles |
yuè tù yue4 tu4 yüeh t`u yüeh tu tsukito つきと |
(female given name) Tsukito The hare in the moon. |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| 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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| Rabbit Hare | 兔 | usagi | tù / tu4 / tu | t`u / tu |
| Year Of The Water Rabbit | 癸卯 | mizunotou / kibou mizunoto / kibo | guǐ mǎo / gui3 mao3 / gui mao / guimao | kuei mao / kueimao |
| Year of the Water Rabbit | 水兔年 | mizu usagi toshi mizuusagitoshi | shuǐ tù nián shui3 tu4 nian2 shui tu nian shuitunian | shui t`u nien shuitunien shui tu nien |
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