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Meaning of 瓢箪から駒 in Japanese
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瓢箪から駒
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Kana Readingひょうたんからこま
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Romajihyōtankarakoma
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- Meaning
- something very unexpected; something said as a joke actually happening; lit: a horse comes from a gourd
- Example sentence
- 瓢箪から駒って言うのかな、知人の紹介で就職決まっちゃったんだよ。 I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend. Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.
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