瓢箪から駒が出る
ひょうたんからこまがでる
Also written ひょうたんから駒が出る
Meanings
- Expression, Ichidan verb something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening (literally: a horse comes out from a gourd)
- something impossible; something ridiculous
Kanji
- 瓢 gourd. Read as ヒョウ.
- 箪 bamboo rice basket. Read as タン.
- 駒 game piece. Read as こま.
- 出 out. Read as でる.