See 藪をつついて蛇を出す on Wiktionary
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"2": "つつく"
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"2": "藪",
"3": "を",
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"5": "蛇",
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"7": "出す",
"pos3": "the conjunctive form of the verb 突(つつ)く (<span class=\"mention-tr tr\">tsutsuku</span>)"
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"1": "to poke the bush to let out the snake"
},
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"1": "to poke the bush to let out the snake",
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"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Chinese",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "打草驚蛇",
"2": "dǎcǎojīngshé"
},
"expansion": "打草驚蛇／打草惊蛇 (dǎcǎojīngshé)",
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"etymology_text": "Proverb consisting of 藪 + を + つついて (the conjunctive form of the verb 突(つつ)く (tsutsuku)) + 蛇 + を + 出す, literally, “to poke the bush to let out the snake”.\nCompare Chinese 打草驚蛇／打草惊蛇 (dǎcǎojīngshé)",
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"form": "藪をつついて蛇を出す",
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"へび"
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"だ"
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"to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest"
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"(idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest"
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"1": "to poke the bush to let out the snake"
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"1": "打草驚蛇",
"2": "dǎcǎojīngshé"
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"etymology_text": "Proverb consisting of 藪 + を + つついて (the conjunctive form of the verb 突(つつ)く (tsutsuku)) + 蛇 + を + 出す, literally, “to poke the bush to let out the snake”.\nCompare Chinese 打草驚蛇／打草惊蛇 (dǎcǎojīngshé)",
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"だ"
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"to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest"
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}
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