逆鱗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆	鱗
げき Grade: 5	りん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

From the legend in Han Feizi of a scale (鱗) under a dragon's chin that grows backwards (逆) and causes the dragon to enter a fit of rage if touched.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げきりん [gèkíríń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞kʲiɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

逆鱗 (hiragana げきりん, rōmaji gekirin)

the anger of a superior

Idioms

逆鱗 (げきりん)に触 (ふ)れる (gekirin ni fureru)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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