藪蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪 蛇
やぶ
Hyōgai 		へび
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
やぶ蛇
薮蛇

Etymology

From the proverb 藪をつついて蛇を出す.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やぶへび [yàbúhébí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠bɯ̟he̞bʲi]

Noun

藪(やぶ)蛇(へび) • (yabuhebi) 

  1. (idiomatic) unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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