藪をつついて蛇を出す

やぶをつついてへびをだす

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to stir up trouble for oneself (literally: to scare out a snake by poking at the bush) See also: やぶへび.

Kanji

• 藪 thicket; bush; underbrush. Read as やぶ.
• 蛇 snake. Read as へび.
• 出 out. Read as だす.

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