expression, noun
fish in a pot about to be boiled; person unaware of imminent danger
A literary set phrase used as a metaphor for someone who is carefree while danger is right in front of them. Often used in warnings or moral lessons.
彼はまさに釜中の魚だ。危機が迫っているのに気づいていない。
He is exactly like a fish in a pot about to be boiled—unaware of the danger closing in.
「釜中の魚」という言葉は、差し迫った危険に無自覚な人を戒めるときに使われる。
The phrase 'a fish in a pot' is used to warn someone who is oblivious to imminent danger.
Means a close call or hair's breadth escape from danger, focusing on the narrow avoidance rather than the unawareness beforehand.
From classical Chinese literature; the image of a fish still swimming happily in a pot that is about to be heated represents someone unaware of their impending doom.