藪をつついて蛇を出す
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 藪 | 蛇 | 出 |
| やぶ Hyōgai |
へび Grade: S |
だ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 薮をつついて蛇を出す 薮を突いて蛇を出す |
Etymology
[edit]Proverb consisting of 藪 + を + つついて (the conjunctive form of the verb 突く (tsutsuku)) + 蛇 + を + 出す, literally, “to poke the bush to let out the snake”.
Compare Chinese 打草驚蛇／打草惊蛇 (dǎcǎojīngshé)
Proverb
[edit]藪をつついて蛇を出す • (yabu o tsutsuite hebi o dasu)
- (idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest
Derived terms
[edit]- 藪蛇 (yabuhebi)
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