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かちゅうのくりをひろう

火中の栗を拾う

表記・読み:かちゅうのくりをひろう

  1. 1

    to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from the fire

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)五段動詞(う)orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaineidiomatic expression