藪を突いて蛇を出す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪	突	蛇	出
Hyōgai	Grade: S	Grade: S	Grade: 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 藪を突いて蛇を出す – see the following entry.

【藪やぶをつついて蛇へびを出だす】 [proverb] (idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest Alternative spellings 薮をつついて蛇を出す, 薮を突いて蛇を出す

(This term, 藪を突いて蛇を出す, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (薮を突いて蛇を出す) of the above term.)