寝た子を起こす

ねたこをおこす

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog (literally: to wake a sleeping child)

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 子 child
• 起 rise. Read as おこす.

Example sentences

• 寝た子を起こすなよ。
  Let sleeping dogs lie.

Word lists

• Idioms

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