やぶ
薮
へび
蛇
　
に
　
な
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to only make work for oneself, to stir up a hornet's nest, to put one's foot in one's mouth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やぶ
薮
へび
蛇
　
に
　
な
　
る
 薮蛇になる やぶへびになる
やぶ
薮
へび
蛇
　
に
な
成
　
る
 薮蛇に成る やぶへびになる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thicket, bush, underbrush
やぶ　ソウ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
number, strength, fate
スウ　かず　かぞ.える (2nd, N3)
surname, constellation, to wear
ル　ロウ　つな.ぐ
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ　へび　ダ (9th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
other
タ　へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)