Year of 兔 hare/rabbit is coming, a few common 兔-expressions: 狡兔三窟： a cunning hare has three burrows -> refers to criminals having a few hideouts 狡兔死，走狗烹 (after) the cunning hare is killed, the running dog is cooked ->admonishes against being used as a tool 兔子急了也咬人 (even the placid) rabbit bites when angry -> admonishes against pushing sb. too far 兔子不吃窝边草 Lit. A hare does not eat grass next to its burrows -> Don’t sh*t where you eat 兔子尾巴 - 长不了 lit. hare’s tale - can't be long refers to (sth) won’t last long 兔死狐悲 lit. a fox sad at the hare’s death -> lamenting over the fate of one’s own kind