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瓢
ひょう
箪
たん
から
駒
こま
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Idiomatic
1. something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening;
(lit.)
a horse from a gourd
2. something impossible; something ridiculous
Alt. forms
瓢
ひょう
箪
たん
から
駒
こま
ひょうたんから
駒
こま
Kanji used
瓢
gourd
箪
rattan box
駒
chess piece
Used in: 35
Composed of
瓢
ひょう
箪
たん
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
駒
こま
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.);
(arch.)
horse;
(arch.)
foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
瓢
ひょう
箪
たん
から
駒
こま
が
出
で
る
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening;
(lit.)
a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous