逆鱗に触れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 逆鱗に触れる | 逆鱗に触れない |
| Polite | 逆鱗に触れます | 逆鱗に触れません |
| Past polite | 逆鱗に触れました | 逆鱗に触れませんでした |
| Past | 逆鱗に触れた | 逆鱗に触れなかった |
| Te-form | 逆鱗に触れて | 逆鱗に触れないで |
| Desire | 逆鱗に触れたい | 逆鱗に触れたくない |
| Potential | 逆鱗に触れられるalso 逆鱗に触れれる | 逆鱗に触れられないalso 逆鱗に触れれない |
| Passive | 逆鱗に触れられる | 逆鱗に触れられない |
| Causative | 逆鱗に触れさせる | 逆鱗に触れさせない |
| Causative passive | 逆鱗に触れさせられる | 逆鱗に触れさせられない |
| Volitional | 逆鱗に触れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 逆鱗に触れましょう | |
| Imperative | 逆鱗に触れろ | 逆鱗に触れるな |
| Conditional | 逆鱗に触れれば | 逆鱗に触れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 逆鱗に触れたら | 逆鱗に触れなかったら |
infuriate one's superior; incur the boss's wrath
Idiomatic expression meaning to provoke the anger of someone in a higher position, especially a boss or superior. The phrase originates from a Chinese legend about a dragon's reverse scale that, when touched, enrages the dragon.
He incurred the president's wrath and was demoted.
That one remark seems to have touched a nerve with the department head.
offend the Emperor; incur the Imperial wrath
Original, literal meaning from Chinese legend: to touch the reverse scale on a dragon's throat, thereby enraging it. In Japanese historical context, it refers to offending the Emperor. Now largely replaced by the figurative sense 1.
Old texts record that retainers feared incurring the Imperial wrath.