火中の栗を拾う

Reading

Kana: かちゅうのくりをひろう

Romaji: kachūnokuriwohirou

Definition

exp

v5u

1

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

Note: orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine

Note: idiomatic expression

Kanji

火

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-

Meaning: fire

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

栗

Readings: リツ、 リ、 くり、 おののく

Meaning: chestnut

拾

Readings: シュウ、 ジュウ、 ひろ.う

Meanings: pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten