薮をつついて蛇を出す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やぶ
Hyōgai
へび
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
藪をつついて蛇を出す (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 薮をつついて蛇を出す – see the following entry.
やぶをつついてへび
(idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest
Alternative spelling
薮を突いて蛇を出す
(This term, 薮をつついて蛇を出す, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)