魚の釜中に遊ぶが若し

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
魚 釜 中 遊 若
うお
Grade: 2 		ふ
Grade: S 		ちゅう
Grade: 1 		あそ
Grade: 3 		ごと
Grade: 6
kun'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
魚の釜中に遊ぶが如し

Etymology

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Literally, "like a fish playing in a kettle". Calque from Literary Chinese 若魚遊釜中／若鱼游釜中.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟o̞ no̞ ɸɯ̟t͡ɕɨː ɲ̟i a̠so̞bɯ̟ ɡa̠ ɡo̞to̞ɕi]

Idiom

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魚(うお)の釜(ふ)中(ちゅう)に遊(あそ)ぶが若(ごと)し • (uo no fuchū ni asobu ga gotoshi) 

  1. (figuratively) being carefree and unaware of an imminent danger
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