ひょう
瓢
たん
箪
　
か
　
ら
こま
駒
　
が
で
出
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect, something said as a joke actually happening, a horse comes out from a gourd.
  2. something impossible, something ridiculous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひょう
瓢
たん
箪
　
か
　
ら
こま
駒
　
が
で
出
　
る
 瓢箪から駒が出る ひょうたんからこまがでる
　
ひょ
　
う
　
た
　
ん
　
か
　
ら
こま
駒
　
が
で
出
　
る
 ひょうたんから駒が出る ひょうたんからこまがでる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gourd
ひさご　ヒョウ　ふくべ (Kentei Pre-1)
ballot, label, ticket
ヒョウ (4th, N1)
variant of radical 146
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
melon
うり　カ　ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stretch
フツ　ブチ　ま.がる
bamboo rice basket
タン　はこ (Kentei Pre-1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
pony, horse, colt
こま　ク (11th, N1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
exit, leave, go out
で.る　だ.す　シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)