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火中かちゅうの栗くりを拾ひろう

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Parts: 火中栗拾う

Pitch accent

Meaning

English · JMdict

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

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

Kanji

火カ fire 中チュウ in, inside, middle 栗リツ chestnut 拾シュウ pick up, gather, find

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