Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou (火中の栗を拾う - Taking a Risk for Someone): Part 1

Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou: Part 1

Taking risks for someone else, with no benefit to oneself, can be described as 'kachū no kuri wo hirou' (火中の栗を拾う).

Since 'kachū' (火中) means "in the fire," 'kuri' (栗) means "chestnuts," and 'hirou' (拾う) means "to pick up," the literal meaning of 'kachū no kuri wo hirou' is "to pick up chestnuts in the fire."

This proverb originates from the French fable "The Monkey and the Cat (Le singe et le chat)," based on Aesop's Fables.

In the story, a monkey has a cat retrieve chestnuts from the fire while promising to share them, but the monkey eats all the chestnuts, and the cat gets burned.

火中の栗を拾う Part 1

自分の利益にはならないのに、誰かのために危険をおかすことを、「火中の栗を拾う」と言います。

「火中」は "in the"、「栗」は "chestnuts"、「拾う」は "to pick up" を意味するので、「火中の栗を拾う」の文字どおりの意味は "to pick up chestnuts in the fire" となります。

このことわざは、イソップ物語を基にしたフランスの寓話「猿と猫 (Le Singe et le Chat)」に由来します。

猿が分け前の約束をして猫に火の中の栗を拾わせますが、猿は全ての栗を食べてしまい、猫は火傷を負ってしまうというお話です。

• Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou (火中の栗を拾う - Taking a Risk for Someone): Part 1
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• Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou: Part 1
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• Taking risks for someone else, with no benefit to oneself, can be described as 'kachū no kuri wo hirou' (火中の栗を拾う).
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Since 'kachū' (火中) means "in the fire," 'kuri' (栗) means "chestnuts," and 'hirou' (拾う) means "to pick up," the literal meaning of 'kachū no kuri wo hirou' is "to pick up chestnuts in the fire."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• This proverb originates from the French fable "The Monkey and the Cat (Le singe et le chat)," based on Aesop's Fables.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• In the story, a monkey has a cat retrieve chestnuts from the fire while promising to share them, but the monkey eats all the chestnuts, and the cat gets burned.
• In the story, a monkey has a cat retrieve chestnuts from the fire while promising to share them with it, but the monkey eats all the chestnuts, and the cat gets burned.