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    3. 薮蛇になる

    薮蛇になる

    薮やぶ蛇へびに​な​る​

    to only make work for oneself

    NTVerbAnimalsKanji Vocab35 strokes

    薮蛇に成る

    やぶへびになる

    Verb

    1.
    to only make work for oneself, to stir up a hornet's nest, to put one's foot in one's mouth
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    薮
    やぶ…(1)
    thicket・bush・underbrush・grove
    Kanji
    蛇
    へび…(6)
    snake・serpent・hard drinker
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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