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火か中ちゅうの栗くりを拾ひろう
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
Idiomatic
1. to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine
Kanji used
火
fire
中
in
栗
chestnut
拾
pick up (off the ground)
Conjugations...Used in: 64
Composed of
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)