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
(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.)
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