藪を突いて蛇を出す

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Kanji in this term
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.
やぶをつついてへび
[proverb] (idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest
(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.)