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ひょうたんからこま
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
ひょうたんからこま
Composed of
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
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