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ひょうたんからこま
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Idiomatic
1. etw. vollkommen Unerwartetes
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
Flaschenkürbis; Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda; Kürbisflasche; Kalebasse; Kalabasse
Pferd; Fohlen; Shōgi-Stein; Schachfigur; Spielfigur; Spielstein; Steg (eines Saiteninstrumentes)
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