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打草驚蛇
【だそうきょうだ】

[n] [yoji]
▶ prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble
▶ brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake

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2.	A 2025-11-20 02:51:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	打草驚蛇 99
1.	A* 2025-11-19 07:24:33 <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/打草驚蛇 https://yoji.jitenon.jp/yojih/3632
	Comments:	Very similar to 藪を突いて蛇を出す

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