藪蛇

藪蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪	蛇
やぶ Hyōgaiji	へび Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings	やぶ蛇 薮蛇

Etymology

From the proverb 藪をつついて蛇を出す

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やぶへび [yàbúhébí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ᵝhe̞bʲi]

Noun

藪蛇(やぶへび) • (yabuhebi) 

1. (idiomatic) unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN