藪を突いて蛇を出す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪	突	蛇	出
Hyōgaiji	Grade: S	Grade: S	Grade: 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 藪を突いて蛇を出す – see the following entry.

[proverb] (idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush

(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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