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Japanese
Etymology
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
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