薮をつついて蛇を出す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薮	蛇	出
やぶ Hyōgaiji	へび Grade: S	だ 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.

【藪やぶをつついて蛇へびを出だす】 [proverb] (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.)