天に向かって唾を吐く
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 天 | 向 | 唾 | 吐 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
む Grade: 3 |
つば Grade: S |
は Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |||
Etymology
From the Buddhist scripture Sutra of Forty-two Chapters:「悪人害賢者、猶仰天而唾、唾不汚天、還汚己身」 ("When evil people harm the wise, it's like spitting at heaven - the spit doesn't soil heaven, but falls back on oneself").
Idiom
天に向かって唾を吐く • (ten ni mukatte tsuba o haku)
- An act that backfires, bringing harm to oneself while failing to harm the target, especially when disparaging superiors or sacred things; to shoot oneself in the foot