逆鱗に触れる

げきりんにふれる

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
2. to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor (literally: to touch the scale on a dragon's throat) (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 逆 reverse. Read as ゲキ.
• 鱗 scales (fish). Read as リン.
• 触 touch. Read as ふれる.

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