くるみ割わり人にん形ぎょう

noun

The Nutcracker (ballet)

Refers specifically to Tchaikovsky's ballet. The literal meaning is 'nutcracker doll', but in Japanese this compound is strongly associated with the ballet title.

• 年ねん末まつに家か族ぞくでくるみ割わり人にん形ぎょうを観みに行いった。

  At the end of the year, we went as a family to see The Nutcracker.