How to say "open Pandora's box" in Japanese?


How to say "open Pandora's box" in Japanese?

Ex.:

> When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's
> box.
>
> What kind of Pandora's box do we open if we decide not arrest people who
> have committed a crime?




パンドラの箱を開ける

Sorry if you expected something cooler. You can say this in Japanese and be
understood, however the norm might be to phrase it in a more direct way.

[http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=Pandora%27s+box&ref=sa](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=Pandora%27s+box&ref=sa)

If you want a more Japanese equivalent, this entry from the link above has a
few alternatives:

> open a Pandora's box
>
> パンドラの箱を開ける、厄介な問題を引き起こす、災いを呼ぶ、収拾のつかない事態を引き起こす

It's possible that there are other Japanese idioms that capture this same
meaning that I don't know about. You'll also be totally fine avoiding the
idiomatic use and just saying it directly (so for example talk about how you
made Jane upset or whatever problem happened as a result of asking about her
problems).




パンドラの箱を開ける

Sorry if you expected something cooler. You can say this in Japanese and be
understood, however the norm might be to phrase it in a more direct way.

[http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=Pandora%27s+box&ref=sa](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=Pandora%27s+box&ref=sa)

If you want a more Japanese equivalent, this entry from the link above has a
few alternatives:

> open a Pandora's box
>
> パンドラの箱を開ける、厄介な問題を引き起こす、災いを呼ぶ、収拾のつかない事態を引き起こす

It's possible that there are other Japanese idioms that capture this same
meaning that I don't know about. You'll also be totally fine avoiding the
idiomatic use and just saying it directly (so for example talk about how you
made Jane upset or whatever problem happened as a result of asking about her
problems).

