魚の釜中に遊ぶが若し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	釜	中	遊	若
うお Grade: 2	ふ Grade: S	ちゅう Grade: 1	あそ Grade: 3	ごと Grade: 6
kun'yomi	on'yomi		kun'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
魚の釜中に遊ぶが如し

Etymology

Literally, "like a fish playing in a kettle". Calque from Literary Chinese 若魚遊釜中／若鱼游釜中.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟o̞ no̞ ɸɯ̟t͡ɕɨː ɲ̟i a̠so̞bɯ̟ ɡa̠ ɡo̞to̞ɕi]

Idiom

魚(うお)の釜(ふ)中(ちゅう)に遊(あそ)ぶが若(ごと)し • (uo no fuchū ni asobu ga gotoshi) 

1. (figuratively) being carefree and unaware of an imminent danger