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逆鱗げきりんに触ふれる

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Pitch accent

Meaning

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English · JMdict

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one

彼かれ、ボスの逆鱗げきりんに触ふれ、地方ちほう支店してんに追おいやられたよ。

He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
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English · JMdict

to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

orig. meaning

Kanji

逆ギャク inverted, reverse, opposite 鱗リン scales (fish) 触ショク contact, touch, feel

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