WORDROW Korean Idioms 벌집을 건드리다 [쑤시다] Possible alternative: “쑤시다” · Usage not verified
- Form listed in the dictionary: 벌집을 건드리다[쑤시다]
- 벌집을 건드리다
- 벌집을 쑤시다 Unverified form
English rendering stir up a hornet’s nest Literal translation: “touch [poke] a beehive”
Meaning 1
건드려서는 안 될 것을 공연히 건드려 큰 화근을 만들다.
To needlessly touch what should be left alone and cause serious trouble.
Dictionary example 1
괜히 벌집을 건드려서 이 난리야. 그냥 내버려두면 제풀에 꺾일 텐데.
This uproar is because you stirred up the hive for no reason. Left alone, it would have subsided by itself.
Dictionary example 2
그 사람이 화가 난 것도 모르고 벌집을 쑤시긴 왜 쑤셔. 그러니 괜한 욕을 먹게 되지.
Why poke the hive without realizing he was angry? That is how you get cursed for nothing.
