Meaning of 狡兎 in Japanese

Definition of 狡兎

こうと(kouto) 【狡兎】

こうとさんくつ(koutosankutsu) 【狡兎三窟】

(n) very shrewd in preparing a means of escape; being very good at escaping danger

こうとししてそうくにらる(koutoshishitesoukuniraru) 【狡兎死して走狗烹らる】

(exp) When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off (lit: when the (fast) rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked)

こうとりょうく(koutoryouku) 【狡兎良狗】

(exp) When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off →Related words: 狡兎死して走狗烹らる