藪から棒に

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪	棒
やぶ Hyōgai	ぼう Grade: 6

Alternative forms

• やぶから棒に

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ ka̠ɾa̠ bo̞ː ɲ̟i]

Adverb

藪(やぶ)から棒(ぼう)に • (yabu kara bō ni) 

1. suddenly; unexpectedly; out of the blue