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26 Dec 2016
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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English (US)
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What does 'rabbit-hole' means in English? In Chinese, 狡兔三窟 means cunning, crafty, for rabbits usually have 3 or more holes as their home.
What does 'rabbit-hole' means in English? In Chinese, 狡兔三窟 means cunning, crafty, for rabbits usually have 3 or more holes as their home.
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- English (US)
It means either a literal rabbit's hole or a bizarre/confusing situation.
Ex. All the stress and late nights drove him deeper into the rabbit's hole.
- Simplified Chinese (China)
So say some problem/situation is a rabbit-hole means it is hard to solve and confusing? Interesting! Same source as Chinese meaning but different perspective. @languagegirl_13 Thanks!

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