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瓢箪から駒が出る

ひょうたんからこまがでる

something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect

Pronunciation

ひょうたんからこまがでる

Contains Kanji

瓢
ひょう
gourd
箪
たん
bamboo rice basket
駒
く
pony
出
しゅつ
exit

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Definitions

Expressions, Ichidan verb

1. Something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; Something said as a joke actually happening; A horse comes out from a gourd idiomatic expression.

2. Something impossible; Something ridiculous idiomatic expression.

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