- fish in a pot about to be boiled; person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- fish in a pot about to be boiled; person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger
This phrase is used to describe someone who is in a situation that is clearly dangerous or adverse but does not realize the danger they are in, similar to how a fish in a pot of boiling water is unaware of its impending fate.
My friend is completely unaware of the dangerous situation they're in, just like a fish in a pot.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かまなかのさかな釜中の魚のようなlike a fish in a pot; blissfully unaware of dangerかまなかのさかな釜中の魚になるto become a fish in a pot; to be oblivious to impending dangerかまなかのさかな釜中の魚のじょうたい状態state of being like a fish in a pot; a state of ignorance regarding dangerかまなかのさかな釜中の魚のきぶん気分feeling like a fish in a pot; feeling unaware of threatsかまなかのさかな釜中の魚としていきる生きるto live as a fish in a pot; to live in blissful ignorance of dangerかまなかのさかな釜中の魚のごとくlike a fish in a pot; in a state of blissful unawareness
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